ArticleTobacco induced diseases2018
Effectiveness of auricular acupuncture combined with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation.
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- Effects of acupuncture and nicotine patch on smoking: a multicenter, randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Silver Spike Point Therapy in smoking cessation: What is it and does it work?Saudi medical journal · 2023Review
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for smoking cessation: A study protocol of a multicentre, randomized, controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Factors affecting success and abstinence within a smoking cessation clinic: A one-year follow-up study in Turkey.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
- Efficacy of guided self-change for smoking cessation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionThe aim of this study was to establish if the auricular acupuncture treatment can play a complementary role in enhancing the smoking cessation rate of the smokers receiving conventional therapy, such as NRT and behavioral counseling.
methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study. Republic of Korea Air Force soldiers who visited the clinic with the intention to quit smoking from September 2016 to March 2017 were reviewed. The smoking cessation program consisted of a 6-weeks treatment period with follow-up at 3 and 6 months from the baseline. Smokers who chose to receive nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) were compared with those who chose to receive auricular acupuncture combined with NRT. Both groups received behavioral counseling.
resultsA total of 148 subjects were reviewed in the study. Of the 86 smokers who received combination therapy, 41 achieved continuous abstinence (47.7%), while 19 out of the 62 smokers stayed abstinent from the NRT group (30.6%). There was a significant difference between the two groups (p=0.037). Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale scores significantly decreased after the treatment in both groups, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (p=0.681). No serious adverse events were reported from both groups.
conclusionsThe results of this study indicate that conventional treatments, such as NRT and behavioral counseling, when combined with auricular acupuncture could be a safer and more effective smoking cessation treatment than conventional treatments alone.
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