Trial reportJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2009
Electrodermal measures of Jing-Well points and their clinical relevance in endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain.
Trial report in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review to determine use of the Endometriosis Health Profiles to measure quality of life outcomes in women with endometriosis.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Reliability of AcuGraph system for measuring skin conductance at acupoints.Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society · 2011Trial
- The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Portable devices for periodic monitoring of bioelectrical impedance along meridian pathways in healthy individuals.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Article
- Acupuncture-induced pain relief and anti-inflammatory effects in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2025Review
- Treatment of Frequent or Chronic Primary Headaches in Children and Adolescents: Focus on Acupuncture.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Development of Provisional Acupuncture Guidelines for Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis Using an e-Delphi Consensus Process.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2023Article
- The Link Between Stress and Endometriosis: from Animal Models to the Clinical Scenario.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2020Review
- The Development and Application Evaluation of Meridian Energy Detection System in Traditional Oriental Medicine: A Preliminary Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Article
- A Chinese Decoction, Kuan-Sin-Yin, Improves Autonomic Function and Cancer-Related Symptoms of Metastatic Colon Cancer.Integrative cancer therapies · 2016Article
- Is acupuncture effective in the treatment of pain in endometriosis?Journal of pain research · 2016Review
- Acupoints Initiate the Healing Process.Medical acupuncture · 2014Review
- Acupuncture for Pediatric Pain.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2014Review
- Can yoga practices benefit health by improving organism regulation? Evidence from electrodermal measures of acupuncture meridians.International journal of yoga · 2014Article
- System for simultaneous measurements of bilaterally symmetrical acupoints multifrequency impedances.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2013Article
- Neural acupuncture unit: a new concept for interpreting effects and mechanisms of acupuncture.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
- A multichannel system for continuous measurements of skin resistance and capacitance at acupuncture points.Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies · 2009Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine whether electrodermal measures at Jing-Well acupuncture points, "indicator" points located at the tips of fingers and toes are associated with clinical measures in adolescent women with chronic pelvic pain.
designThe design of this study was a randomized sham-controlled trial. Analyses of electrodermal measures were based on longitudinal, multivariable analyses using generalized estimating equations. SUBJECTS AND
settingThe subjects were 14 young women (ages 14-22) with laparoscopically diagnosed endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Subjects were randomized to sham acupuncture or Japanese-style active acupuncture. Sixteen (16) treatments were administered over 8 weeks. OUTCOME MEASURES: Using a Hibiki-7 device, electrodermal impedance measures were obtained at all 24 Jing-Well points for each treatment visit. From these readings, measures of "imbalance" were determined by calculating statistical dispersion (statistical deviation and Gini coefficient) and level of asymmetry (left-right, top-bottom, and yin-yang). Clinical outcome measures were obtained at baseline, week 4, and week 8 and included level of pelvic pain, Endometriosis Health Profile, Pediatric Quality of Life, perceived stress, and inflammatory cytokine levels (interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha).
resultsParticipants designated to the acupuncture group had, on average, a substantial decrease in statistical dispersion and asymmetry of Hibiki-7 values over the course of treatment compared to the sham group. Electrodermal asymmetry variables, specifically either yin-yang or left-right measure, were significantly associated with pelvic pain, Endometriosis Health Profile, Pediatric Quality of Life, and Perceived Stress even after adjusting for treatment designation. No associations between electrodermal balance measures and inflammatory cytokines were found.
conclusionsElectrodermal measures may be significantly associated with clinical outcome and acupuncture treatments in adolescent women with chronic pelvic pain.
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