Acupuncture for Insomnia in Pregnancy – a Prospective, Quasi-Randomised, Controlled Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Bosco Guerreiro da Silva ◽  
Mary Uchiyama Nakamura ◽  
José Antonio Cordeiro ◽  
Luiz Kulay

Objective This study was undertaken to test the effects of acupuncture on insomnia in a group of pregnant women under real life conditions, and to compare the results with a group of patients undergoing conventional treatment alone (sleep hygiene). Methods A total of 30 conventionally treated pregnant women were allocated at random into groups with or without acupuncture. Seventeen patients formed the study group and 13 the control group. The pregnant women scored the severity of insomnia using a Numerical Rating Scale from 0 to 10. Women were followed up for eight weeks and interviewed five times, at two-week intervals. Results Eight women dropped out, five in the study group and three in the control group. The study group reported a larger reduction on insomnia rating (5.1) than the control group (0.0), a difference which was statistically significant (P=0.0028). Average insomnia scores decreased by at least 50% over time in nine (75%) patients in the study group and in three (30%) of the control group. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that acupuncture alleviates insomnia during pregnancy and further research is justified.

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Bosco Guerreiro da Silva ◽  
Mary Uchiyama Nakamura ◽  
José Antonio Cordeiro ◽  
Luiz Kulay ◽  
Rassen Saidah

Objectives This study was undertaken to describe under real-life conditions the effects of acupuncture on symptomatic dyspepsia during pregnancy and to compare this with a group of patients undergoing conventional treatment alone. Methods A total of 42 conventionally treated pregnant women were allocated by chance into two groups to be treated, or not, by acupuncture. They reported the severity of symptoms and the disability these were causing in daily aspects of life such as sleeping and eating, using a numerical rating scale. The study also observed the use of medications. Results Six women dropped out (one in the acupuncture group and five in the control group). Significant improvements in symptoms were found in the study group. This group also used less medication and had a greater improvement in their disabilities when compared with the control group. Conclusions This study suggests that acupuncture may alleviate dyspepsia during pregnancy.


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Bosco Guerreiro da Silva ◽  
Mary Uchiyama Nakamura ◽  
José Antonio Cordeiro ◽  
Luiz Kulay

This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of acupuncture in low back and pelvic pain during pregnancy under real life conditions, as compared with patients undergoing conventional treatment alone. A total of 61 conventionally treated pregnant women were allocated randomly into two groups to be treated or not by acupuncture. Twenty-seven patients formed the study group and 34 the control group. They reported the severity of pain using a Numerical Rating Scale from 0 to 10, and their capacity to perform general activities, to work, and to walk. We also assessed the use of analgesic drugs. Women were followed up for eight weeks and interviewed five times, at two-week intervals. All women completed the study. In the study group the average pain during the study period showed a larger reduction (4.8 points) than the control group (−0.3 points) (P<0.0001). Average pain scores decreased by at least 50% over time in 21 (78%) patients in the acupuncture group and in five (15%) patients in the control group (P<0.0001). Maximum pain and pain at the moment of interview were also less in the acupuncture group compared with the control group. The capacity to perform general activities, to work and to walk was improved significantly more in the study group than in the control group (P<0.05). The use of paracetamol was lower in the acupuncture group (P<0.01). These results indicate that acupuncture seems to alleviate low back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, as well as to increase the capacity for some physical activities and to diminish the need for drugs, which is a great advantage during this period.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Bosco Guerreiro da Silva

Background The aim of this study was to describe the effects of acupuncture under real life conditions, in the treatment of emotional complaints during pregnancy. Methods A group of 51 conventionally treated pregnant women (with counselling by their physicians and nurses) was allocated by chance into two groups to be either treated or not by acupuncture. Both groups (28 in the study group and 23 in the control group) presented emotional complaints such as anxiety, depression and irritability. They reported the severity of symptoms using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) from 0 to 10; and they rated how much the symptoms disturbed five aspects of their lives: mood, sleep, relationships, social activities, sexual life and joy of living. Traditional acupuncture was used. In order to facilitate protocols we used pre-programmed points. Up to four points were permitted as optional points. Results Three women from the acupuncture group and four from the control group dropped out of the study. Over the study period, the NRS scores of intensity of emotional distress decreased by at least half in 15/25 (60%) of patients in the study group and in 5/19 (26%) of those in the control group (P=0.013). The impact of the distress on three out of the five aspects of life was significantly less in the acupuncture group when compared with the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Emotional complaints are very common in pregnancy and medication is always a risk. In this study, acupuncture seems to be an efficacious means of reducing symptoms and improving the quality of life of women with emotional complaints during pregnancy. Large randomised studies are recommended to confirm these results.


2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (10) ◽  
pp. 1028-1035

Background: Craniotomy causes acute and chronic pain. Uncontrolled postoperative pain may lead to adverse events. Perioperative scalp nerves block is not only effective in reducing intraoperative hemodynamic response, but it also reduces postoperative pain and postoperative analgesia requirement. Objective: To compare the benefits of adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine in scalp nerves block before craniotomy for the duration of analgesia in supratentorial craniotomy. Materials and Methods: After approval by the Committee for Research, 50 supratentorial craniotomy patients were randomized into two groups. The control group received 30 mL scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline 1:200,000, whereas the study group received 30 mL scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline 1:200,000 plus dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg. The primary outcome was the time to first analgesic requirement postoperatively. The secondary outcomes included intraoperative fentanyl consumption, verbal numerical rating scale, tramadol consumption, and complications during the first 24 hours postoperatively. Results: Patients in the study group had significantly increase time to the first analgesic requirement in postoperative period and reduced intraoperative fentanyl consumption. The median time to first analgesic requirement was 555 (360 to 1,035) minutes in the study group versus 405 (300 to 520) minutes in the control group (p=0.023). Intraoperative fentanyl consumption 125 (75 to 175) mcg in the study group was significantly lower than 200 (150 to 250) mcg in the control group (p=0.02). The verbal numerical rating scale at 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours postoperatively, tramadol consumption, and complications during the first 24 hours postoperatively were not statistically significant different. Conclusion: Preoperative scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline (1:200,000) with dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg significantly increased the time to first analgesic requirement and reduced intraoperative fentanyl consumption compared to 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline (1:200,000) without perioperative complications. Keywords: Scalp block, Dexmedetomidine, Post-craniotomy analgesia, Supratentorial tumor, Levobupivacaine


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris McKeon ◽  
Caroline A Smith ◽  
Kristen Gibbons ◽  
Janet Hardy ◽  
Corrine Haugstetter ◽  
...  

Objective To assess the feasibility of undertaking a high-quality randomised controlled study to determine whether EA gives better control of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) than sham EA or standard antiemetic treatment alone. Methods Patients having their first cycle of moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy were randomised to EA, sham EA or standard care. EA was given for 30 min on day 1 at the time of chemotherapy and on day 3 using standard acupuncture points bilaterally. Sham EA was given to points adjacent to true EA points. All patients received usual care, comprising antiemetics, according to hospital guidelines. The primary outcomes related to study feasibility, and the clinical outcome measure was the change in Functional Living Index Emesis (FLIE) score captured on days 1 and 7. Results 153 participants were screened between April 2009 and May 2011. Eighteen patients did not meet the inclusion criteria, 37 declined to participate and the absence of an acupuncturist or lack of consent from the treating oncologist excluded a further 38 patients; 60 patients were recruited. The FLIE was completed on day 7 by 49 participants; 33 of 40 patients returned on day 3 for treatment. The nausea and vomiting scores were low in all three arms. Adverse events were generally mild and infrequent. Conclusions It was feasible to undertake a randomised EA trial on a busy day oncology unit. As few patients experienced nausea with their first cycle of chemotherapy, it was not possible to determine whether EA improves CINV over standard care. An enriched enrolment strategy is indicated for future studies. A simple numerical rating scale may prove a better objective nausea measure than the FLIE. Trial Registration Number ACTRN12609001054202.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1259-1265
Author(s):  
Uun Kurniasih

Salah satu ketidaknyamanan yang sering timbul pada kehamilan adalah nyeri punggung. Nyeri punggung merupakan gangguan yang banyak dialami oleh ibu hamil sepanjang masa-masa kehamilan hingga periode pasca natal . Salah satu upaya yang bisa dilakukan untuk mengurangi nyeri punggung selama kehamilan adalah dengan melakukan senam hamil. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui skala nyeri sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan senam hamil dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh senam hamil terhadap nyeri punggung pada ibu hamil di UPTD Puskesmas Mundu Kabupaten Cirebon Tahun 2018.Penelitan ini menggunakan desain penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan pretest–posttest with control group. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel 28 responden, 14 subjek untuk kelompok intervensi dan 14 subjek untuk kelompok  kontrol. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara observasi. Sedangkan instrumen yang digunakan adalah Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Analisa data yang digunakan adalah uji Mann – Whitney.Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hasil dari pre test dan post test pada kelompok kontrol mayoritas dengan intensitas nyeri sedang yaitu 7 orang (50%) dan nyeri berat yaitu 6 orang (42%), sedangkan pada melompok intervensi mayoritas nyeri ringan yaitu 7 orang (50%) dan nyeri sedang yaitu 7 orang (50%). Berdasarkan analisa statistik didapatkan niai p value adalah  0,001 maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima artinya senam hamil efektif menurunkan intensitas nyeri punggung pada ibu hamill di UPTD Puskesmas Mundu Kabupaten Cirebon tahun 2018Kata Kunci   : Senam, nyeri punggung, ibu hamil  ABSTRACTLow Back pain is one of the discomfort which often occurred during pregnancy. Lowback pain is a condition experienced by many pregnant women troughout pregnancy period to the post  delivery period. One of the solutionto address this issue is by doing exercise for pregnancy women. The studi was conducted to find out the effect of pregnancy exercisseto reduce low back paint issue.This studi aims to determine the scalae of pain before and after pregnancy exercise and to determine the effect of pregnancy exercise againt back pain in pregnancy women in UPTD puskesmas Mundu Cirebon Regency 2018. This research uses quasi experimental research design with Pretest –Posttest with Control Group. Sampling using purposive sampling with the number of samples of 28 respondent, 14 for the intervention group and 14 subjects for the control group. Data collection techniques by observation. While the instrument used is the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). The data analysis used is Mann –Whitney test. The resukt of this study indicate that resukt of pre-test and post-test in the mayoritycontrol group with moderate pain intensisity of 7 people (50%) and severe pain that is 6 people (42,9%), while in the intervention group the majority of mild pain 7 peiple (50%). Based on statistical analysis in the value of p value is 0,001, then H0 is rejected reduce the intensity of back pain in pregnant women in UPTD Puskesmas Mundu Cirebon  2018.Keywords: Exercise, back pain, pregnancy women


Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Marzo-Ortega ◽  
Chiara Perella ◽  
Denis Poddubnyy ◽  
Effie Pournara ◽  
Agnieszka Zielińska ◽  
...  

Abstract Background/Aims  SKIPPAIN (NCT03136861) is the first randomised controlled study involving a biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, with a primary endpoint of spinal pain at Week 8 in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA; ankylosing spondylitis [AS] and non-radiographic [nr]-axSpA). We present the 24-week results of secukinumab in reducing spinal pain and disease activity following step-up dosing. Methods  This double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3b study enrolled patients (aged ≥18 years) with active disease (BASDAI ≥4; average spinal pain numerical rating scale [NRS] score &gt;4 at baseline; inadequate response to ≥ 2 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ≥4 weeks). Patients were randomised (3:1) to subcutaneous secukinumab 150 mg or placebo weekly followed by every 4 weeks (Q4W) from Week 4. At Week 8, placebo patients were re-randomised to secukinumab 150 or 300 mg Q4W. Patients originally randomised to secukinumab 150 mg were classified as responders or non-responders (spinal pain NRS score &lt;4 or ≥ 4, respectively) at Week 8. Responders were re-assigned to continue doubleblind secukinumab 150 mg Q4W (Arm A1). Non-responders were re-randomised to double-blind secukinumab 150 mg (Arm A2) or a step-up dose of 300 mg (Arm A3) Q4W. Treatment was up to Week 24. Primary endpoint: proportion of patients achieving an average spinal pain score &lt;4 on a 0-10 NRS with secukinumab vs placebo at Week 8. Results  380 axSpA patients (269/380 [70.8%] AS; 111/380 [29.2%] nr-axSpA) were randomised to secukinumab 150 mg (N = 285) or placebo (N = 95). The primary endpoint was met (proportion of spinal pain NRS [average] score responders: 32% vs 20%; odds ratio [95% confidence interval] 1.9 [1.1-3.3] favouring secukinumab vs placebo; P &lt; 0.05). Further reductions in spinal pain occurred at Week 24, especially in those initially randomised to placebo and switched to active drug. Pronounced improvements were observed in other disease activity measurements (Table 1). Numerically, more patients achieved ASDAS low disease activity at Week 24 post-secukinumab dose escalation (Arm A3) vs those remaining on the same dose (Arm A2). Conclusion  Secukinumab provided rapid, significant improvement in spinal pain and led to low disease activity in axSpA patients. Secukinumab dose escalation might be beneficial for patients not responding fully to the starting dose. P188 Table 1:Spinal pain and ASDAS-CRP scores at Weeks 8 and 24Week 8SEC 150 mg (N = 285)PBO (N = 95)Change from baseline in spinal pain NRS score (total), mean (SD) [n]-2.6 (2.5) [279]-1.5 (2.2) [92]Change from baseline in ASDAS-CRP score, mean (SD) [n]-1.2 (1.0) [271]-0.5 (0.8) [89]Week 24Active treatment group (SEC treatment starting at baseline)PBO switchers group (SEC treatment starting at Week 8)Arm A1 (SEC 150 R-150) N = 90Arm A2 (SEC 150 NR-150) N = 94Arm A3 (SEC 150 NR-300) N = 94Arm B1 (PBO-SEC 150) N = 45Arm B2 (PBO-SEC 300) N = 44Change from Week 8 in spinal pain NRS score (total), mean (SD) [n]-0.4 (1.5) [88]-2.1 (2.2) [93]-1.9 (2.2) [91]-2.5 (2.6) [45]-2.9 (2.6) [43]Change from baseline in ASDAS-CRP score, mean (SD) [n]-2.2 (1.0) [86]-1.2 (1.0) [93]-1.5 (1.0) [92]-1.5 (1.1) [44]-1.8 (0.9) [43]Arm A1=SEC responder to SEC 150 mg at Week 8 (SEC 150 R-150); Arm A2=SEC non-responder to SEC 150 mg at Week 8 (SEC 150 NR-150); Arm A3=SEC non-responder to SEC 300 mg at Week 8 (SEC 150 NR-300); Arm B1=Placebo patients to SEC 150 mg (PBO-SEC 150); Arm B2=Placebo patients to SEC 300 mg (PBO-SEC 300). ASDAS-CRP, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score using C-reactive protein; N, total number of patients randomised; n, number of evaluable patients; NR, non-responders; NRS, numerical rating scale; PBO, placebo; R, responders; SD, standard deviation; SEC, secukinumab. Disclosure  H. Marzo-Ortega: Consultancies; AbbVie, Celgene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB. Member of speakers’ bureau; AbbVie, Celgene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Takeda, UCB. Grants/research support; Janssen, Novartis. C. Perella: Corporate appointments; Employee of Novartis. Shareholder/stock ownership; Novartis Stock. D. Poddubnyy: Consultancies; Consultant/speaker for: AbbVie, BMS, Lilly, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, UCB. Grants/research support; AbbVie, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer. E. Pournara: Corporate appointments; Employee of Novartis. Shareholder/stock ownership; Novartis Stock. A. Zielińska: Consultancies; Novartis, Pfizer. A. Baranauskaite: Consultancies; AbbVie. Member of speakers’ bureau; Novartis, AbbVie, Amgen, Roche, KRKA. S. Sadhu: Corporate appointments; Employee of Novartis. B. Schulz: Corporate appointments; Employee of Novartis. M. Rissler: Corporate appointments; Employee of Novartis. Shareholder/stock ownership; Novartis Stock.


1993 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Burns ◽  
Alan Beadsmoore ◽  
Ashok V. Bhat ◽  
Andrew Oliver ◽  
Carola Mathers

While research has shown community-based psychiatric care to be as good as, or better than, hospital-based care, generalisation to clinical practice has been difficult. This prospective, randomised controlled study examined a community-based approach feasible within NHS conditions. Ninety-four patients were randomly allocated to experimental and 78 to control treatments and followed for one year. The groups were well matched apart from an excess of psychotic control patients. No differences in clinical or social functioning outcome were found. Both groups improved substantially on clinical measures in the first six weeks, with some slow consolidation thereafter. There were three suicides in the control group and one in the experimental group. Access to care was better in the experimental group (93% attended assessment) than in the control group (75% attended assessment).


2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Kongsted ◽  
Tue Secher Jensen ◽  
Klaus Doktor ◽  
Lise Hestbæk

Abstract Background Disease monitoring is an important element of self-management of several chronic diseases. Pain monitoring has become very easily available, but the role in musculoskeletal pain conditions is not clear. Awareness of pain might be helpful for people to understand pain, but focusing on pain may on the contrary negatively affect pain experience and behaviours. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential impact of pain monitoring on low back pain (LBP), specifically to determine if pain intensity, activity limitation and pain control, differed between patients with weekly pain monitoring over 12 months and patients with follow-ups at 2 weeks, 3 months and 12 months. Methods This was a non-randomised controlled study embedded in a cohort study with data collection November 1st 2016 to December 21st 2018. Adults seeking care for LBP were enrolled at the first visit to a chiropractor and followed with surveys after 2 weeks, 3 months and 12 months. Those enrolled first, n = 1,623, furthermore received weekly SMS-questions about pain frequency and pain intensity, whereas those enrolled next was the control group, n = 1,269 followed only by surveys. Outcomes at 12-months were compared, adjusting for group differences on baseline parameters. Results LBP intensity (0–10) was slightly lower at 12-months follow-up in the SMS group than the control group (adjusted beta − 0.40 (95% CI: − 0.62; − 0.19)). No relevant between-group differences were observed for activity limitation (0–100) (1.51 (95% CI: − 0.83; 3.85)) or ability to control pain (0–10) (− 0.08 (95% CI − 0.31; 0.15)). Conclusions Frequent pain monitoring did not demonstrate any negative effects of weekly pain monitoring, and it was perhaps even helpful. The role of self-monitoring as part of self-managing LBP should be explored further including optimal frequencies, formats, and methods for feedback. Trial registration The study was not registered as a clinical trial.


BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e038813
Author(s):  
Xuejie Dong ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Helge Myklebust ◽  
Tonje Soraas Birkenes ◽  
Zhi-Jie Zheng

ObjectivesTo determine the effect of a free smartphone application (TCPRLink) that provides real-time monitoring and audiovisual feedback on chest compressions (CC) on trained layperson telephone-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) performance.DesignA manikin-based randomised controlled study.SettingThis study was conducted at a multidisciplinary university and a community centre in China.ParticipantsOne hundred and eighty-six adult participants (age 18–65 years) with T-CPR training experience were randomly assigned to the TCPRLink (n=94) and T-CPR (n=92) groups with age stratification.InterventionsWe compared the participants’ performance for 6 min of CC in a simulated T-CPR scenario both at the baseline and after 3 months.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcomes were the CC rate and proportion of adequate CC rate (100–120 min−1). The secondary outcomes included the proportion of participants counting the CC rhythm, time to first CC, CC depth, hands-off time and CC full-release ratio.ResultsParticipants in the TCPRLink feedback group more consistently performed CC with higher rate, both initially and 3 months later (median 111 (IQR 109–113) vs 108 (103–112) min−1, p=0.002 and 111 (109–113) vs 108 (105–112) min−1, p<0.001, respectively), with less need to count the rhythm (21.3% vs 41.3%, p=0.003% and 7% vs 22.6%, p=0.004, respectively) compared with the T-CPR group. There were no significant differences in time to the first CC, hands-off time or CC full-release ratio. Among 55–65 year group, the CC depth was deeper in the TCPRLink group than in the TCPR group (47.1±9.6 vs 38.5±8.7 mm, p=0.001 and 44.7±10.1 vs 39.3±10.8 mm, p=0.07, respectively).ConclusionsThe TCPRLink application improved T-CPR quality in trained laypersons to provide more effective CCs and lighten the load of counting out the CC with the dispatcher in a simulated T-CPR scenario. Further investigations are required to confirm this effectiveness in real-life resuscitation attempts.


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