Trial reportAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2009
Auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnant women who have low back and posterior pelvic pain: a pilot study.
Trial report in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Validation of a Newly Developed Sham Press Needle
Auricular Acupuncture as Adjunct for Pain Management During First Trimester Uterine Aspiration.
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical job demands in pregnancy and associated musculoskeletal health and employment outcomes: a systematic review.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes and outcomes measurements used in intervention studies of pelvic girdle pain and lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- The safety of acupuncture during pregnancy: a systematic review.Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society · 2014Pooled it
- Sham control methods used in ear-acupuncture/ear-acupressure randomized controlled trials: a systematic review.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2014Pooled it
- How large are the nonspecific effects of acupuncture? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC medicine · 2010Pooled it
- Effectiveness of conservative therapy on pain, disability and quality of life for low back pain in pregnancy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture versus standard care for pelvic and low back pain in pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2019Trial
- The Effect of Topical Rosa damascena (Rose) Oil on Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Trial
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- The Main Changes in Pregnancy-Therapeutic Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- A Systematic Review of Elective Laser Therapy during Pregnancy.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2021Review
- "Miracle" or "Medicine": A Turning-Point Analysis of Patients' and Physicians' Shifting Views on Acupuncture.Medical acupuncture · 2020Article
- Efficacy of Parietal Acupoint Therapy: Scalp Acupuncture for Neck/Shoulder Stiffness with Related Mood Disturbance.Medical acupuncture · 2017Article
- Evidence-Based Evaluation of Complementary Health Approaches for Pain Management in the United States.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2016Review
- The History, Mechanism, and Clinical Application of Auricular Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
- Auricular point acupressure to manage chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Efficacy of auricular therapy for pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Review
- Adverse events of auricular therapy: a systematic review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Review
- Efficacy and Safety of Needle Acupuncture for Treating Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders: An Overview.Medical acupuncture · 2013Review
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary aim of this study was to examine whether 1 week of continuous auricular acupuncture could reduce low back and posterior pelvic pain associated with pregnancy. STUDY
designA randomized controlled trial was conducted on pregnant women who have lower back and posterior pelvic pain. These women were randomly assigned into an acupuncture group, a sham acupuncture group, or a waiting list control group. All participants were monitored for 2 weeks.
resultsBaseline and day 7 showed significant group differences in pain (F = 15; P < .0001) and in the disability rating index score (F = 7; P < .0001). The participants in the acupuncture group reported a significant reduction of pain and improvement of functional status as compared with those in the sham acupuncture and control groups.
conclusionOne week of continuous auricular acupuncture decreases the pain and disability experienced by women with pregnancy-related low back and posterior pelvic pain.
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