scholarly journals Use of Auricular Acupressure to Improve the Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoqing Wang ◽  
Zhaohui Chen ◽  
Ping Fu ◽  
Li Zang ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Chronic Kidney Diseases ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Auricular Acupressure ◽  
Sf 36

Background. Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from low quality of life (QOL). We aim to assess the effectiveness of auricular acupressure for QOL improvement in these patients.Materials and Methods. Sixty-two participants were randomly assigned to an auricular or a control arm in a randomized controlled trial. Participants in the auricular arm were instructed to perform auricular acupressure 3–5 times per day for 3 months, when they were receiving conventional treatments. Participants in the control arm received conventional treatments only. The primary outcome was the summarized score of Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form (KDQOL-SF) at 3 months after randomization. The secondary outcomes included the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).Results. The summarized KDQOL differed significantly between the acupressure (76.6, 95% CI, 72.2 to 81.0) and the control group (61.8, 95% CI, 57.7 to 65.9). Similar results were found in the SF-36 scores. HbA1c and eGFR were not found to be significantly different between the arms and neither were the adverse events.Conclusion. Auricular acupressure was well tolerated in diabetic patients with chronic kidney diseases receiving hemodialysis. Future research is needed to confirm these results.

The Therapeutic Effects of Acupuncture on Patients with Chronic Neck Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (05) ◽  
pp. 849-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Yuan Sun ◽  
Ching-Liang Hsieh ◽  
Yung-Yen Cheng ◽  
Hung-Chang Hung ◽  
Tsai-Chung Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Myofascial Pain ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Myofascial Pain Syndrome ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Single Blind

Chronic neck myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common disorder seen in clinics. There is no gold standard method to treat myofascial pain. We investigated the effects of acupuncture on patients with chronic neck MPS by a single-blind randomized controlled trial. A total of 35 patients were randomly allocated to an acupuncture group (AG) or a sham acupuncture group (SG). Each subject received acupuncture treatment twice per week for three consecutive weeks. The primary outcome measure was quality of life as assessed with Short Form-36, and secondary outcome measures were neck range of motion (ROM), motion-related pain, and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), as determined by a blinded investigator. The clinical assessments were made before treatment (BT) and after six acupuncture treatments (AT), as well as four weeks (F1) and 12 weeks (F2) after the end of the treatment. A total of 34 patients completed the trial. The results indicated that there is no significant difference in the ROM, motion-related pain, and SF-MPQ scores between AG and SG at AT, F1 and F2 (all p > 0.05). However, AG has greater improvement in physical functioning and role emotional of Short Form-36 quality of life at F2. The results indicate that acupuncture may be used to improve the quality of life in patients with chronic neck MPS.

scholarly journals Taking Charge after Stroke: A randomized controlled trial of a person-centered, self-directed rehabilitation intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 954-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Fu ◽  
Mark Weatherall ◽  
Kathryn McPherson ◽  
William Taylor ◽  
Anna McRae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Component Summary ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Short Form 36 ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Rehabilitation Intervention ◽  
Related Quality

Background and purpose “Take Charge” is a novel, community-based self-directed rehabilitation intervention which helps a person with stroke take charge of their own recovery. In a previous randomized controlled trial, a single Take Charge session improved independence and health-related quality of life 12 months following stroke in Māori and Pacific New Zealanders. We tested the same intervention in three doses (zero, one, or two sessions) in a larger study and in a broader non-Māori and non-Pacific population with stroke. We aimed to confirm whether the Take Charge intervention improved quality of life at 12 months after stroke in a different population and whether two sessions were more effective than one. Methods We randomized 400 people within 16 weeks of acute stroke who had been discharged to institution-free community living at seven centers in New Zealand to a single Take Charge session (TC1, n = 132), two Take Charge sessions six weeks apart (TC2, n = 138), or a control intervention (n = 130). Take Charge is a “talking therapy” that encourages a sense of purpose, autonomy, mastery, and connectedness with others. The primary outcome was the Physical Component Summary score of the Short Form 36 at 12 months following stroke comparing any Take Charge intervention to control. Results Of the 400 people randomized (mean age 72.2 years, 58.5% male), 10 died and two withdrew from the study. The remaining 388 (97%) people were followed up at 12 months after stroke. Twelve months following stroke, participants in either of the TC groups (i.e. TC1 + TC2) scored 2.9 (95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.95 to 4.9, p = 0.004) points higher (better) than control on the Short Form 36 Physical Component Summary. This difference remained significant when adjusted for pre-specified baseline variables. There was a dose effect with Short Form 36 Physical Component Summary scores increasing by 1.9 points (95% CI 0.8 to 3.1, p < 0.001) for each extra Take Charge session received. Exposure to the Take Charge intervention was associated with reduced odds of being dependent (modified Rankin Scale 3 to 5) at 12 months (TC1 + TC2 12% versus control 19.5%, odds ratio 0.55, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.99, p = 0.045). Conclusions Confirming the previous randomized controlled trial outcome, Take Charge—a low-cost, person-centered, self-directed rehabilitation intervention after stroke—improved health-related quality of life and independence. Clinical trial registration-URL http://www.anzctr.org.au . Unique identifier: ACTRN12615001163594

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Hydrogalvanic Bath on Improving Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mastour Saeed Alshahrani ◽  
Jaya Shanker Tedla ◽  
Ravi Shankar Reddy ◽  
Faisal Asiri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Neck Disability ◽  
Experimental Group

Background. Neck pain is one of the world’s leading factors in years lived with disability. Ambiguity in the effect of electrotherapy modalities for the treatment of chronic nonspecific neck pains (CNSNP) needs to be examined further. This study sought to elucidate the effectiveness of hydrogalvanic bath on improving pain, disability, and quality of life among individuals with CNSNP. Methods. Thirty-four individuals with a diagnosis of CNSNP were selected through convenient sampling and randomly divided into two groups by block randomization. The control group treatment underwent low Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and exercise, and the experimental group was subjected to hydrogalvanic bath therapy (HGBT) and exercise. Individuals were evaluated for pain using a visual analog scale (VAS), disability with the Neck Disability Index (NDI), and quality of life with Short Form-36 (SF-36). These measures were applied at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment. Results. The pretreatment and posttreatment results for VAS, NDI, and SF-36 were compared for both control and experimental groups. We found that all the three variables showed significant differences between the two time points with p < 0.05 in both the groups but the experimental group improvements were more significant than the control group with p < 0.05 . Conclusion. Twelve weeks of low TENS or HGBT along with exercises can decrease pain and neck disability and increase the quality of life in individuals with CNSNP. However, HGBT along with exercise has superior effects relative to low TENS along with exercise. This randomized controlled trial was registered in the International Standard Randomized Controlled Trials Number-ISRCTN29695190 and registered on 05/02/2020. This study is a retrospective registration.

Web-Based Intervention to Improve Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients’ Shock-Related Anxiety and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuğba Yardımcı ◽  
Hatice Mert
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Shock Anxiety

In spite of its effectiveness, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients face psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety due to device shocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a web-based intervention program for ICD patients would reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life compared with usual care. This was a randomized controlled trial study including a total of 76 patients. Data were collected using Turkish versions of the Florida Shock Anxiety Scale and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at 0 (baseline), 3, and 6 months. Following intervention, there was a significant decrease in shock anxiety levels of patients and a statistically significant increase in social functioning, role-physical, mental health, vitality, and bodily pain subdimensions of SF-36. While no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of summary scores of SF-36, our results suggest that web-based interventions can be useful for ICD patients.

scholarly journals QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE RENAIS CRÔNICOS SUBMETIDOS À HEMODIÁLISE*

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarinna Lalleska da Costa Souza Costa BARBOSA ◽  
Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Marques Mendes ◽  
Marta Nunes Lira Nunes Lira ◽  
Mariana Boulitreau Siqueira Campos Siqueira Barros ◽  
Solange Queiroga Serrano Queiroga Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Renal Insufficiency ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Sf 36

Objetivo: avaliar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes renais crônicos submetidos à hemodiálise e caracterizar os aspectos demográficos. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal, realizado com 137 pacientes renais crônicos em tratamento hemodialítico. Coletaram-se os dados por meio de um questionário semiestruturado e do instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida para pacientes renais crônicos Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL SF-36). Analisaram-se os dados no software EpiInfo, versão 7.2, recorrendo-se à análise estatística descritiva para a caracterização dos sujeitos. Compararam-se o escore de qualidade de vida e a escolaridade dos pacientes por meio do teste Kruskall-Wallis. Resultados: mostrou-se a qualidade de vida comprometida nos domínios Situação Profissional, Função Física, Função Emocional, Sobrecarga da Doença Renal e Funcionamento Físico. Conclusão: observou-se que os pacientes renais crônicos em tratamento hemodialítico apresentaram a redução da qualidade de vida em alguns domínios. Torna-se relevante referenciar a necessidade de uma equipe multidisciplinar para se intervir nos fatores físicos e psicológicos desses pacientes para se melhorar a qualidade de vida deles.Descritores: Enfermagem; Insuficiência Renal Crônica; Nefrologia; Nefropatia; Qualidade de Vida; Diálise Renal.Descriptors: Nursing; Renal Insufficiency Chronic; Nephrology; Kidney Diseases; Quality of Life; Renal Dialysis.Descriptores: Enfermería; Insuficiencia Renal Crónica; Nefroligía; Enfermedades Renales; Calidad de Vida; Diálisis Renal.

scholarly journals Cerebral Mechanism of Tuina Analgesia in Management of Knee Osteoarthritis using multimodal MRI: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangxin Guo ◽  
Yazhuo Kong ◽  
Qingguang Zhu ◽  
Zhiwei Wu ◽  
Shuaipan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Clinical Assessments ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Education Group ◽  
Multimodal Mri

Abstract Background: Chronic pain of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) seriously affects the quality of life and leads to the heavy social and economic burden. As one of the representative non-drug therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Tuina has been generally recognized as safe and effective for reducing the chronic pain of KOA, however the underlying central mechanisms of Tuina for improving the pain of KOA are not fully understood.Methods/design: This study is a randomized controlled trial with parallel-group design. In total, 60 eligible participants will be randomly assigned to a Tuina group and a health care education group (Education group) in a 1:1 ratio with gender and age matched. The interventions of both groups will last for 30 min per session and be conducted twice each week for 12 weeks. This study will focus on detecting the changes of brain gray matter structure (GM), white matter structure (WM), the cerebral functional connectivity (FC) elicited by Tuina treatment, e.g thalamus, hippocampus, anterior cingulate gyrus, S1, insula, the periaqueductal gray subregions (PAG) etc. The two groups of patients will be evaluated by clinical assessments and multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the baseline and the end of 6 and 12 weeks’ treatment, and still be evaluated by clinical assessments for 48 weeks of follow-up. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of current pain, Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) will be used to evaluate the pain intensity, pain feeling, pain emotion, clinical symptoms and quality of life respectively. The evaluators and statisticians will be blinded to the group allocation. The repeated measures analysis of variance (2 groups × 6 time points ANOVA) will be employed to analyze numerical variables of the clinical and neuroimaging data obtained in the study. P<0.05 will be the statistical significance level. Discussion: The results of this randomized controlled trial with clinical assessments and multimodal MRI will help to reveal the influence of Tuina treatment on the potential morphological changes of cortical and subcortical brain structures, the white matter integrity and the functional activities and connectivity of brain regions of patients with KOA, which might provide scientific evidence for the clinical application of Tuina in management of KOA.Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000037966. Date of Registration: 8, Sep. 2020. http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=61083&htm=4

Pilates method in the treatment of patients with Chikungunya fever: a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1614-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Fernanda Alves de Oliveira ◽  
Paulo Roberto Cavalcanti Carvalho ◽  
Alessandro Spencer de Souza Holanda ◽  
Rebeca Izis Silva Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Filipe Alax Xavier da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Joint Movement ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Chikungunya Fever ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Pilates Method

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Pilates method on the reduction of pain, improvement of joint function, and quality of life of patients with chronic Chikungunya fever. Design: This is a randomized, controlled, blind trial for the evaluators. Setting: The study was conducted at the Advanced Laboratory in Physical Education and Health at Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Subjects: A total of 51 patients were allocated randomly and divided into 2 groups: a Pilates group (26 patients) and a control group (25 patients). After 12 weeks, 4 patients in the Pilates group and 5 in the control group were lost to follow-up. Intervention: The Pilates group performed 24 Pilates method intervention sessions; the control group continued to receive standard clinical treatment at the outpatient clinic. Main measures: The main measures were as follows: visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, functional capacity evaluated by Health Assessment Questionaire (HAQ), quality of life measured by the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), and range of joint motion by goniometry. Results: After 12 weeks, patients in the Pilates group presented lower VAS ( P < 0.001), lower HAQ scores ( P < 0.001), and higher quality-of-life scores ( P < 0.001) compared with the control group. We found statistically significant results for the Pilates group in the range of movement for shoulder, knee, ankle, and lumbar spine ( P < 0.001). In the intragroup analysis, there was a significant improvement in all outcomes evaluated. Conclusion: In this study, patients undertaking Pilates method for 12 weeks had less pain, better function and quality of life, and increased range of joint movement.

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