Laser Acupuncture in Children with Headache: A double-blind, randomized, bicenter, placebo-controlled trial

Gottschling, Sven; Meyer, Stefan; Gribova, Inessa; Distler, Ludwig; Berrang, Jens; Gortner, Ludwig; Graf, Norbert; Shamdeen, Mohammed Ghiath; Pothmann, Raymund

doi:10.1016/j.dza.2009.02.010

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“…2 7 8 Several acupuncture trials have employed varied control arms. [9][10][11][12][13] Most used forms of sham acupuncture as the control treatment. Sham acupuncture usually involves needle placement.…”

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Validation of a Sham Acupuncture Procedure in a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial of Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment

Lee¹,

Liong²,

Yuen³

et al. 2011

Acupunct Med

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Background Acupuncture is an attractive treatment option for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) that has proved refractory to conventional medical treatments. Unfortunately, it is diffi cult to determine the benefi t of acupuncture because few studies have employed controls or had physiological outcome measures. Objective To determine the feasibility of a sham, or minimally invasive, acupuncture as a control for studies evaluating the effi cacy of acupuncture treatment for chronic pelvic pain. Methods Participants were recruited from a double-blind randomised trial comparing acupuncture with a sham procedure for patients with CP/CPPS. Acupuncture or sham procedures were performed over a 10-week period. Sham acupuncture involved placement of short needles at sites 0.5 cm away from true acupuncture points (CV1, CV4, SP6 and SP9). Participants were asked to determine their procedure allocation at the end of treatment. A total of 35 participants also agreed to have blood analyses for cortisol, β-endorphin and leucine-enkephalin. Results Thirty-fi ve (78%) of the 45 participants randomised to the sham treatment thought they had received acupuncture compared with 27 (61%) of the 44 participants randomised to acupuncture (p=0.11). Biochemical data showed no differences between the groups immediately after treatment. Thirty-two (73%) of 44 acupuncture participants met the predefi ned clinical response criterion compared with 21 (47%) of 45 sham acupuncture participants (p=0.017, relative risk 1.81, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.1). At the end of the study, β-endorphin and leucine-enkephalin levels were both higher in the acupuncture group (p<0.01). Conclusions Minimally penetrating acupuncture was found to be a valid sham control and may prove useful for evaluating the effi cacy of acupuncture for other conditions. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00260637)

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Validation of a Sham Acupuncture Procedure in a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial of Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment

Lee¹,

Liong²,

Yuen³

et al. 2011

Acupunct Med

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“…Some studies have limitations such as lack of detail of the irradiation parameters used (the wavelength, power output, energy intensity and the duration of application of laser therapy are important parameters when determining the successes of therapy) [19] and the irradiated acupuncture points; description of inclusion and exclusion criteria; realization of the sample calculation, important to ensure that the number of patients recruited were sufficient for the finding of the study and use of double-blind studies ever, since in laser acupuncture research studies, the double-blind model is possible and highly recommended in view of the great therapeutic power of stimulation inherent to the characteristics of the therapy itself: painless, athermal, atraumatic, without any side effects observed [50,52,72,73].…”

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Laser therapy on points of acupuncture: Are there benefits in dentistry?

Oliveira

Silva

Cersosimo

et al. 2015

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

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“…Laser acupuncture has been reported to be effective in children with headache [64], but data for CDH are lacking. An observational and uncontrolled study with homeopathic treatment showed improvement over 2 years, but no conclusions could be drawn because of the study design [65], a situation no different from that for the drugs we use.…”

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Chronic Daily Headache in Children and Adolescents

Seshia

2011

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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Chronic daily headache (CDH) may be primary or secondary. Secondary causes can be suspected through "red flags" in the history and examination. With a prevalence of at least 1% and several associations, primary CDH is a common, often complex, chronic pain syndrome in children and adolescents. The intricate associations between stressors, psychiatric disorders (especially anxiety and depression), and CDH can be explained by "the limbically augmented pain syndrome" proposed by Rome and Rome. Disorders of sleep and other pain syndromes also may co-occur. For these reasons, a multiaxial classification is ideal. Many with primary CDH have features of both chronic migraine and chronic tension-type headache, contributing to confusion in subtyping. Primary CDH is often transformed from a primary episodic headache type, stressors being most responsible. Genetic factors also may facilitate chronification. Management should be biopsychosocial, family-centered, and often multidisciplinary, drugs being only one component. Treatment is still based on consensus, not evidence. Girls, migraineurs, and those with psychiatric comorbidity, medication overuse, and CDH onset before the age of 13 years and lasting for 2 years or longer, are at high risk for persistence; hence, such patients should be followed up into adult life. A classification for CDH should be included in the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders.

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Laser Acupuncture in Children with Headache: A double-blind, randomized, bicenter, placebo-controlled trial

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Validation of a Sham Acupuncture Procedure in a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial of Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment

Validation of a Sham Acupuncture Procedure in a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial of Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment

Laser therapy on points of acupuncture: Are there benefits in dentistry?

Chronic Daily Headache in Children and Adolescents

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