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The effectiveness and safety of plum-blossom needle therapy for Tourette syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Jinna Yu, Yongming Ye, Shanshan Li, Jun Liu, Yanbing Zhai, Min Zhang, Zhishun Liu

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Trial report in Trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02403258 (The Effect and Safety of Plum-blossom Needle for Tourette Syndrome), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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The Effect and Safety of Plum-blossom Needle for Tourette Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorGuang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesRan2015 to 2018Enrolled60ConditionsTourette SyndromeArmsPlum-blossom needle group, HRT group
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Jinna YuAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. 546872837@qq.com.
Yongming YeAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. huanyym@126.com.
Shanshan LiAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. lishanshan722@126.com.
Jun LiuAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. tracyliu518@hotmail.com.
Yanbing ZhaiAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. 746475225@qq.com.
Min ZhangAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. 1055089392@qq.com.
Zhishun LiuAcupuncture Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange Street, 100053, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. liuzhishun@aliyun.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies have indicated that acupuncture can alleviate the symptoms of Tourette syndrome (TS), but the evidence is insufficient. So far, there have been no reports on plum-blossom needle therapy for TS. Here we present a protocol for a randomized controlled trial using plum-blossom needle therapy to treat TS. METHODS/

designSixty patients will be randomly allocated into either the plum-blossom needle therapy group or the habit reversal training (HRT) group. All patients in each group will be given 12 weeks of treatment, with follow-up at the 24th week. The primary outcome measure will be the mean change from baseline in the total tic score on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) at the 12th week. Secondary outcome measures will include the scores on the TS Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) and the mean changes from baseline in the YGTSS score and the Children and Adolescents' Quality of Life Scale (CAQOL) at other time points. Safety will also be evaluated. DISCUSSION: This trial will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of plum-blossom needle therapy for TS compared with HRT. A limitation of this trial is that patients and acupuncturists cannot be blinded.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02403258 (Date of registration: March 31, 2015).

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Acupuncture TherapyChinaClinical ProtocolsEquipment DesignHumansNeedlesQuality of LifeResearch DesignSeverity of Illness IndexStainless SteelSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTourette SyndromeTreatment OutcomeStainless Steel

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