Background: Fire-needle acupuncture, an important kind of acupuncture therapy, has been clinically used to treat upper limb spastic paralysis(ULSP) after stroke. Clinical experience has indicated that fire-needle acup...Background: Fire-needle acupuncture, an important kind of acupuncture therapy, has been clinically used to treat upper limb spastic paralysis(ULSP) after stroke. Clinical experience has indicated that fire-needle acupuncture treatment takes less time, requires fewer visits, and has more rapid results and fewer side effects compared to chemical medicine alternatives. This study will evaluate the effects of fire-needle acupuncture for ULSP in the context of standardized clinical research and provide high-quality data to inform clinical procedures and future study design.Methods/Design: A randomized controlled trial will be carried out to evaluate the effects of fire-needle acupuncture therapy in patients with ULSP from stroke. ULSP patients(n = 120) will be recruited at Changhai Hospital in Shanghai, China. Patients will be randomly divided into three groups, including fire-needle acupuncture group(FAG), filiform-needle acupuncture group(FFAG) and rehabilitation treatment group(RTG). During the 3-week treatment, the FAG will be treated every two days, while FFAG and RTG will be treated 5 d in a row and then rest for 2 d. The Simplified Fugl-Meyer Motor Function Scale and Modified Ashworth Scale will be used as the primary outcome measures. Statistical analysis will be conducted by an independent statistician.Discussion: Through this study, the utility of fire-needle acupuncture in treating ULSP after stroke will be tested, and some specific claims of fire-needle acupuncture therapy will be evaluated, such as relieving spasm and muscular tension, improving activities of daily living, rapidity of response and less frequency of treatment compared with other treatments.展开更多
目的:评价火针治疗痤疮的临床疗效与安全性。方法:计算机检索万方、VIP、CNKI等数据库,检索时间从建库至2015年12月,收集所有火针治疗痤疮的随机对照试验,按照纳入与排除标准选择文献,由2名评价者独立完成文献质量评价及资料提取,并采...目的:评价火针治疗痤疮的临床疗效与安全性。方法:计算机检索万方、VIP、CNKI等数据库,检索时间从建库至2015年12月,收集所有火针治疗痤疮的随机对照试验,按照纳入与排除标准选择文献,由2名评价者独立完成文献质量评价及资料提取,并采用专用软件Rev Man 5.3版进行统计分析。结果:共纳入9篇RCT,涉及962例患者。6篇为低质量试验;3篇文章为高质量试验。Meta分析的结果:火针组与药物组临床有效率比较,其差异有统计学意义[OR=5.02,95%CI(3.04,8.27),P<0.00001];火针组与药物组临床复发率比较,其差异无统计学意义[OR=0.69,95%CI(0.42,1.13),P=0.14]。结论:火针治疗痤疮具有较好的临床疗效,且无明显不良反应,其复发率可能较药物组低,但由于文献质量及数量的限制,此结论尚需更多高质量的研究进一步证实。展开更多
Objective:To discuss the effectiveness and safety of swift needling with fire needle plus medication in treating herpes zoster and the change of substance P.Methods:Seventy-nine patients with herpes zoster were select...Objective:To discuss the effectiveness and safety of swift needling with fire needle plus medication in treating herpes zoster and the change of substance P.Methods:Seventy-nine patients with herpes zoster were selected and randomized into a fire-acupuncture group(41 cases)and a Westernmedication group(38 cases).The fire-acupuncture group was intervened by swift needling with fire needle,and simultaneously prescribed with Valaciclovir Hydrochloride tablets and Vitamin B1;the Western-medication group was by the same oral medicines alone.The therapeutic efficacies were evaluated afterwards.Results:The total effective rate was 95.1%in the fire-acupuncture group versus 89.5%in the Western-medication group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the concentration of substance P and visual analogue scale(VAS)score dropped significantly in both groups(both P<0.05);the inter-group differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).Conclusion:Swift needling with fire needle plus medication has better therapeutic efficacy than medication alone in treating herpes zoster.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of fire needle therapy on vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN 15). Methods: Thirty cases with vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency in conformity wit...Objective: To observe the clinical effect of fire needle therapy on vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN 15). Methods: Thirty cases with vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency in conformity with the inclusion criteria were treated with fire needle therapy by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN15), once every day, seven sessions as one course. The clinical effects were assessed after one course of treatment. Results: After one-course treatment, the results showed cure in 3 cases, remarkable effect in 14 cases, effect in 11 cases and failure in 2 cases out of 30 cases. Conclusion: Fire needle therapy by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN15) can obviously relieve the clinical symptoms in patients with vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency.展开更多
基金funded by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.17401933900)
文摘Background: Fire-needle acupuncture, an important kind of acupuncture therapy, has been clinically used to treat upper limb spastic paralysis(ULSP) after stroke. Clinical experience has indicated that fire-needle acupuncture treatment takes less time, requires fewer visits, and has more rapid results and fewer side effects compared to chemical medicine alternatives. This study will evaluate the effects of fire-needle acupuncture for ULSP in the context of standardized clinical research and provide high-quality data to inform clinical procedures and future study design.Methods/Design: A randomized controlled trial will be carried out to evaluate the effects of fire-needle acupuncture therapy in patients with ULSP from stroke. ULSP patients(n = 120) will be recruited at Changhai Hospital in Shanghai, China. Patients will be randomly divided into three groups, including fire-needle acupuncture group(FAG), filiform-needle acupuncture group(FFAG) and rehabilitation treatment group(RTG). During the 3-week treatment, the FAG will be treated every two days, while FFAG and RTG will be treated 5 d in a row and then rest for 2 d. The Simplified Fugl-Meyer Motor Function Scale and Modified Ashworth Scale will be used as the primary outcome measures. Statistical analysis will be conducted by an independent statistician.Discussion: Through this study, the utility of fire-needle acupuncture in treating ULSP after stroke will be tested, and some specific claims of fire-needle acupuncture therapy will be evaluated, such as relieving spasm and muscular tension, improving activities of daily living, rapidity of response and less frequency of treatment compared with other treatments.
文摘目的:评价火针治疗痤疮的临床疗效与安全性。方法:计算机检索万方、VIP、CNKI等数据库,检索时间从建库至2015年12月,收集所有火针治疗痤疮的随机对照试验,按照纳入与排除标准选择文献,由2名评价者独立完成文献质量评价及资料提取,并采用专用软件Rev Man 5.3版进行统计分析。结果:共纳入9篇RCT,涉及962例患者。6篇为低质量试验;3篇文章为高质量试验。Meta分析的结果:火针组与药物组临床有效率比较,其差异有统计学意义[OR=5.02,95%CI(3.04,8.27),P<0.00001];火针组与药物组临床复发率比较,其差异无统计学意义[OR=0.69,95%CI(0.42,1.13),P=0.14]。结论:火针治疗痤疮具有较好的临床疗效,且无明显不良反应,其复发率可能较药物组低,但由于文献质量及数量的限制,此结论尚需更多高质量的研究进一步证实。
基金the support of Xinjiang Urumqi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
文摘Objective:To discuss the effectiveness and safety of swift needling with fire needle plus medication in treating herpes zoster and the change of substance P.Methods:Seventy-nine patients with herpes zoster were selected and randomized into a fire-acupuncture group(41 cases)and a Westernmedication group(38 cases).The fire-acupuncture group was intervened by swift needling with fire needle,and simultaneously prescribed with Valaciclovir Hydrochloride tablets and Vitamin B1;the Western-medication group was by the same oral medicines alone.The therapeutic efficacies were evaluated afterwards.Results:The total effective rate was 95.1%in the fire-acupuncture group versus 89.5%in the Western-medication group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the concentration of substance P and visual analogue scale(VAS)score dropped significantly in both groups(both P<0.05);the inter-group differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).Conclusion:Swift needling with fire needle plus medication has better therapeutic efficacy than medication alone in treating herpes zoster.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical effect of fire needle therapy on vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN 15). Methods: Thirty cases with vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency in conformity with the inclusion criteria were treated with fire needle therapy by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN15), once every day, seven sessions as one course. The clinical effects were assessed after one course of treatment. Results: After one-course treatment, the results showed cure in 3 cases, remarkable effect in 14 cases, effect in 11 cases and failure in 2 cases out of 30 cases. Conclusion: Fire needle therapy by pricking Jingbailao (EX-HN15) can obviously relieve the clinical symptoms in patients with vertigo due to qi-blood deficiency.
