Acupuncture: Evidence & Practice

Daily news of clinical and experimental research in acupuncture. Published by Groupe d'études et de recherches en acupuncture (

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🔀Randomized controlled trial 🇵🇹
📰Healthcare (Basel)
Quality of life in chronic hemodialysis patients. Effectiveness of acupuncture [A] 𝑣𝑠 sham [A] 𝑜𝑟 waiting list at end of treatment, not at follow-up at 3 months. ↗ [KDQoL-SF] scale.

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⚪Technology 🇨🇳
📰Biosens Bioelectron (IF 𝟭𝟬.𝟲)
Development of a flexible microbiosensor for real-time measurement of adenosine release at the acupuncture point in response to different acupuncture needle stimulations.

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🔀Multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial 🇨🇳
📰Mayo Clin Proc (IF 𝟲.𝟵)
Irritable bowel syndrome. Effectiveness of acupuncture 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 pinaverium bromide (150 mg/d) 𝑜𝑟 polyethylene glycol 4000 (20 g/d). ↘ IBS-symptom severity score.

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🔀Multicenter randomized controlled trial 🇨🇳
📰Annals of Internal Medicine (IF 𝟮𝟭.𝟯)
Postprandial distress syndrome. Effectiveness of acupuncture 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 sham acupuncture.

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📚 Documentary research 🇨🇳🇺🇸
📰Res Synth Methods (IF 𝟱.𝟮)
An optimal search for randomized controlled trials in acupuncture combines 4 bibliographic databases: 2 Chinese (CNKI and WanFang) and 2 Western (PubMed and CENTRAL).

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🔀Randomized controlled trial 🇮🇩
📰J Acupunct Tuina Sci
Uremic pruritus. Effectiveness of acupuncture [A] 𝑣𝑠 sham [A]. ↘ pruritus [5-D Itch-Scale] ↘ serum interleukin-2 [IL-2] level.

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🔷Systematic review 🇧🇪
📰Clin J Pain (IF 3.4)
Musculoskeletal disorders. 21 RCTs. Effectiveness of acupuncture 𝑣𝑠 sham acupuncture. ↘ pain (< 1 month to 6 months), ↗ function (< 1 month to 3 months), ↗ quality of life (< 1 month).
#acupuncture

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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2021
🇺🇸🌍American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO).
📰J Clin Oncol (IF 44.5)
Radiation-induced xerostomia. Inclusion of acupuncture as a preventive and treatment option.

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🐀Experimental #Acupuncture🇨🇳
📰J Inflamm Res (IF 4.9)
Rat model of #Crohn's disease. Effectiveness of moxibustion. ↘ colonic lesions. Identification of biomarkers and approach of the mechanism by RNA and microRNA sequencing.

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🐀Experimental Acupuncture 🇰🇷
📰Front Immunol (IF 𝟳.𝟱)
Rodent Animal Models of Respiratory Disease. Action of acupuncture by modulating pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines and ↘ inflammation. Systematic review (18 studies).

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🔀Multicenter randomized controlled trial 🇨🇳
📰Evid Based Complement Alternate Med (IF 2.6)
Obesity. Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture [A] (catgut embedding) 𝑣𝑠 sham [A]. ↘ weight, BMI, percent body fat (PBF), hipline, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR).

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🔀Multicenter randomized controlled trial 🇨🇳
📰JAMA (IF 𝟰𝟱.𝟱)
Stress urinary incontinence. Effectiveness of acupuncture 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 sham acupuncture. ↘ 1-hour pad test, ↘ frequency of episodes over 72 hours, ↗ quality of life.

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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2022
🇺🇸 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Neuropathic cancer pain (NcP). Inclusion of acupuncture as a treatment option.
The NCCN brings together 32 of the largest cancer centers in the United States.

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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2021
🌍Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup (GCIG)
Long-term survivorship in gynecologic #cancer. Inclusion of acupuncture as a treatment option for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and hot flushes.

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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2022
🇺🇸 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
Hot flashes/night sweats in male cancer patients. Inclusion of acupuncture as a treatment option.
The NCCN brings together 32 of the largest cancer centers in US.

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🔀Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial🇨🇳
📰Pain (IF 𝟱.𝟰)
Cervical spondylosis–related neck pain. Effectiveness of acupuncture [A] 𝑣𝑠 sham [A] 𝑜𝑟 superficial [A]. ↘ Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), ↗ Quality of Life (SF-36).

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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2021
🇬🇧 Pallaborative North West (PNW, UK)
Fatigue in patients with life limiting illness. Inclusion of acupuncture as a treatment option.

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⚪Optimal acupuncture 🇺🇸
📰Acupunct Med (IF 2.2)
Acute pain in the emergency department. Review and experts consensus using Delphi method on the modalities of application of acupuncture.
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⚕ Clinical practice guidelines 2020
🇪🇺 European School of Oncology (ESO) & European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
📰Ann Oncol (IF 𝟯𝟮.𝟵)
Hot flushes in breast #cancer patients. Inclusion of acupuncture as a treatment option.
#acupuncture

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🔀Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial🇨🇳
📰BMJ (IF 𝟯𝟬.𝟯)
Prophylaxis of episodic migraine without aura. Effectiveness of acupuncture 𝑣𝑠 sham acupuncture 𝑜𝑟 usual care. ↘ number of migraine days and frequency of migraine attacks.

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