Efficacy of Saam Acupuncture for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Study

Autor:	Ho-Sang Shon, Hyojung Kwon, Seok-Bong Kang, Euidal Jung, Eonju Jeon, Im-Hee Shin
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Diabetic neuropathy business.industry Acupuncture treatment medicine.disease Surgery law.invention Peripheral neuropathy Randomized controlled trial law Diabetes mellitus Anesthesia medicine Acupuncture Effective treatment Complication business
Zdroj:	Korean Journal of Acupuncture. 30:289-297
ISSN:	2287-3368 2287-3376
DOI:	10.14406/acu.2013.042
Popis:	Objectives : Diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN), generally considered to be the most symptomatically distressing complication of diabetes, affects more than 50% of people with diabetes. However, no consistently effective treatment for DPN is available and patients are forced to struggle with medications that provide only partial relief. In this pilot study, we evaluated the clinical effects of Saam acupuncture for the treatment of painful DPN. Methods : A total of 10 patients with painful DPN were included in the study; 6 subjects with Saam acupuncture treatment and 4 subjects without it. Subjects were defined as having painful DPN if they had at least 2 points using total symptom score(TSS). Treatments were delivered three times a week for 4 weeks. Vitamin was orally administrated in the all subjects. At initial(0 week) and follow-up after 4 weeks and 8 weeks, all subjects underwent TSS, Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument(MNSI), and nerve conduction test. Results : After initial(0 week) and follow-up(8 weeks), TSS and MNSI were not significantly different between the two groups(p
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