ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Actigraph evaluation of acupuncture for treating restless legs syndrome.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04356794 (Heart Rate Variability Assessment in Dialysis Patients by Acupuncture), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Heart Rate Variability Assessment in Dialysis Patients by Acupuncture
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine for Post-stroke Sleep Disorders: The Evidence Mapping of Clinical Studies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Acupressure reduces the severity of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients: A cluster-randomized crossover pilot study.Biomedical journal · 2022Trial
- Treatment of restless legs syndrome by acupuncture combined with medicine based on pathophysiological mechanism.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Hydrotherapy and acupressure in restless legs syndrome: results of a randomized, controlled, three-armed, pilot study (HYDRAC-study).Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Restless legs syndrome: abbreviated guidelines by the German sleep society and the German neurological society.Neurological research and practice · 2024Article
- Acupuncture treatment of restless legs syndrome: a randomized clinical controlled study protocol based on PET-CT and fMRI.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Too little or too much nocturnal movements in Parkinson's disease: A practical guide to managing the unseen.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2024Article
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- Pharmacologic Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome.Current neuropharmacology · 2021Review
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- Acupuncture and related techniques for restless legs syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Acupuncture for restless legs syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Medicine · 2020Article
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion for restless legs syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Medicine · 2020Article
- Acupuncture point injection markedly improved sensory symptoms and motor signs in 2 patients with restless legs syndrome.Clinical case reports · 2018Article
- Cerebral Targeting of Acupuncture at Combined Acupoints in Treating Essential Hypertension: An Rs-fMRI Study and Curative Effect Evidence.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
- Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
We evaluated the effects of acupuncture in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) by actigraph recordings. Among the 38 patients with RLS enrolled, 31 (M = 12, F = 19; mean age, 47.2 ± 9.7 years old) completed the study. Patients were treated with either standard acupuncture (n = 15) or randomized acupuncture (n = 16) in a single-blind manner for 6 weeks. Changes in nocturnal activity (NA) and early sleep activity (ESA) between week 0 (baseline), week 2, week 4, and week 6 were assessed using leg actigraph recordings, the International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale (IRLSRS), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Standard but not randomized acupuncture reduced the abnormal leg activity of NA and ESA significantly in week 2, week 4, and week 6 based on the changes in the clinical scores for IRLSRS and ESS in week 4 and week 6 compared with the baseline. No side effects were observed. The results indicate that standard acupuncture might improve the abnormal leg activity in RLS patients and thus is a potentially suitable integrative treatment for long-term use.
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