Randomised control trial of tongue acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in improving functional outcome in cerebral palsy.

Title Randomised control trial of tongue acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in improving functional outcome in cerebral palsy

Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in autism spectrum disorder.

OBJECTIVE We aim to study the efficacy of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in children with autism spectrum disorder. METHODS A single-blind randomized control trial was conducted in 50 children. These children were randomly assigned to the treatment group with tongue acupuncture (40 sessions over 8 weeks) or the control group (sham tongue acupuncture to nonacupoints in the tongue). RESU...

Validation of a sham acupuncture procedure in a randomised, controlled clinical trial of chronic pelvic pain treatment.

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 difficult to determine the benefit of acupuncture because few studies have employed controls or had physiological outcome measures. OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of a sham, or minima...

Effectiveness of osteopathy in the cranial field and myofascial release versus acupuncture as complementary treatment for children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study.

CONTEXT Case reports and clinical trials have indicated that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may improve motor function and quality of life for children with cerebral palsy. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of osteopathy in the cranial field, myofascial release, or both versus acupuncture in children with moderate to severe spastic cerebral palsy, as measured by several outcomes...

Acupuncture as an adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: randomised double-blinded controlled trial comparing acupuncture with non-penetrating sham acupuncture.

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether acupuncture has a greater treatment effect than non-penetrating sham acupuncture in women with pelvic girdle pain (PGP) during pregnancy. DESIGN Randomised double-blinded controlled trial. SETTING East Hospital, Gothenburg, and 25 antenatal primary care units in the region of Västra Götaland, Sweden. POPULATION A total of 115 pregnant women with a clinical...