Trial reportLasers in medical science2017
Nocturnal enuresis in children between laser acupuncture and medical treatment: a comparative study.
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Desmopressin for nocturnal enuresis in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Improving the quality of life of children and parents with nocturnal enuresis: the role of health education.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Traditional and innovative interventions in the management of enuresis.Central European journal of urology · 2024Review
- How Do You TreatMedical acupuncture · 2022Article
- The Effects of Laser Acupuncture Therapy on Nocturnal Enuresis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical acupuncture · 2022Review
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of nocturnal enuresis from 1982 to 2022.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Boxer Underwear Incorporating Textile Moisture Sensor to Prevent Nocturnal Enuresis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Fabrication of Random Microlens Array for Laser Beam Homogenization with High Efficiency.Micromachines · 2020Article
- Trends in the utilization of acupuncture among children in Taiwan from 2002 to 2011: a nationwide population-based study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Article
- Letter about: nocturnal enuresis in children between laser acupuncture and medical treatment-a comparative study.Lasers in medical science · 2019Article
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Abstract
Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is intermittent involuntary voiding during sleep in a child aged 5 years or more. The study was conducted to compare the effect of using laser acupuncture and medication for the treatment of children with nocturnal enuresis (NE) and evaluation of urodynamic parameter after treatment. A randomized study included 45 children ranged from 5 to 15 years presenting with NE. They were randomized into three equal groups-group A, managed with desmopressin acetate; group B, managed with laser acupuncture; and group C, managed with a combination of laser acupuncture and desmopressin-all groups received behavioral therapy. The children were evaluated before and after 3 months of the study to record the efficacy of therapy, side effects and bladder capacity, and 3 months of follow-up after cessation of treatment by bladder diary. A statistically significant higher cure rate was reported in group B patients (73.3 %), while in groups A and C, improvement was reported in 20.0 and 13.3 %, respectively (p value = 0.002). Laser acupuncture is noninvasive, painless tool, with no side effects and lower recurrence rate which can be considered as an alternative therapy for patients with NE.
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