ArticleIntegrative medicine research2019
Acupuncture plus night splint for quality of life and disability in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Article in Integrative medicine research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Conservative Treatment According to Severity and Systemic Disease in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture-like magnetic therapy compared to conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- The Effect of Dry Needling on Sleep Quality in Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders.Pain research & management · 2026Review
- The Effect of Acupuncture on Hand and Wrist Pain Intensity, Functional Status, and Quality of Life in Adults: A Systematic Review.Medical acupuncture · 2022Review
- Effect of Manual Acupuncture for Mild-to-Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundCarpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common condition caused by pressure on a nerve in the wrist. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture plus night splinting on quality of life, function and pain in patients with CTS.
methodsThis research is a prospective randomized, single-center trial. Acupuncture and night splinting was applied two times a week for five weeks, while the control group received night splinting only. Outcomes measured were Quality of life (Nottingham Health Profile, NHP), function (Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire) and pain (visual analogue scale, VAS).
resultsAt the end of the treatment, the acupuncture plus splinting group showed morereduction in the pain level than the splinting group (p = 0.007). The change in the pain subscale of the NHP was significantly reduced in the acupuncture plus night splinting group than the night splinting group (p = 0.001). The change in sleep and physical activity subscale of the NHP score failed to show the significant differences between the two groups. The functional scores also failed to show the signficant differences between the two groups.
conclusionThe effect of acupuncture plus night splinting may show significant reduction on pain but failed to show significant differences compared with night splinting in patients with CTS. Further studies with larger sample size may confirm the findings.
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