Effectiveness of Mild Moxibustion for Sub-Health Conditions in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
| Autor: | Bingwei Ai, Meihong Shen, Jie Shen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Moxibustion Sub-Health medicine.medical_treatment Mild Moxibustion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Sex hormone-binding globulin Clinical Research Internal medicine 0502 economics and business Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women Humans Medicine Gonadal Steroid Hormones Pre and post biology business.industry Vitamin E 05 social sciences Case-control study Menopausal Syndrome General Medicine Middle Aged Postmenopause Clinical trial Treatment Outcome Premenopause Case-Control Studies biology.protein Female 050211 marketing business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery After treatment |
| Zdroj: | Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research |
| ISSN: | 1643-3750 |
| DOI: | 10.12659/msm.909721 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Mild moxibustion has been reported to effectively treat menopausal syndrome. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of using mild moxibustion at Shenshu for treating sub-health states in perimenopausal women. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty participants were randomly assigned to moxibustion and control groups. Participants in the moxibustion group received mild moxibustion at bilateral Shenshu (BL23) for 15 min daily. A course was 5 days, with 2 days between courses; treatment was conducted for 4 courses. Participants in the control group were given vitamin E soft capsules for 28 days. Physical condition, living conditions, emotional status, and energy status scores were assessed, and serum sex hormone levels measured. RESULTS Mild moxibustion significantly improved physical condition, living conditions, and emotional status compared to the control group after treatment ([i]P[/i] |
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