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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014

Use of auricular acupressure to improve the quality of life in diabetic patients with chronic kidney diseases: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Shaoqing Wang, Zhaohui Chen, Ping Fu, Li Zang, Li Wang, Xi Zhai, Fang Gao, Aijing Huang, Yao Zhang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Measuring quality of life in trials including patients on haemodialysis: methodological issues surrounding the use of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2022
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shaoqing WangNephrology Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Zhaohui ChenDepartment of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Ping FuNephrology Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Li ZangNephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Li WangNephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Xi ZhaiDepartment of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Fang GaoNephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Aijing HuangNephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
Yao ZhangNephrology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610513, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from low quality of life (QOL). We aim to assess the effectiveness of auricular acupressure for QOL improvement in these patients. Materials and Methods. Sixty-two participants were randomly assigned to an auricular or a control arm in a randomized controlled trial. Participants in the auricular arm were instructed to perform auricular acupressure 3-5 times per day for 3 months, when they were receiving conventional treatments. Participants in the control arm received conventional treatments only. The primary outcome was the summarized score of Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form (KDQOL-SF) at 3 months after randomization. The secondary outcomes included the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Results. The summarized KDQOL differed significantly between the acupressure (76.6, 95% CI, 72.2 to 81.0) and the control group (61.8, 95% CI, 57.7 to 65.9). Similar results were found in the SF-36 scores. HbA1c and eGFR were not found to be significantly different between the arms and neither were the adverse events. Conclusion. Auricular acupressure was well tolerated in diabetic patients with chronic kidney diseases receiving hemodialysis. Future research is needed to confirm these results.

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