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Trial reportJournal of neurovirology2020

Acupuncture in the treatment of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic Paraparesis.

Ali Shoeibi, SeyedJavad Mojtabavi, Reza Boostani, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh Andalibi, Houshang Rafatpanah, Mohammadmahdi Etemadi, Zohreh Poursina, Amirali Ghahremani

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Trial report in Journal of neurovirology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 59% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali ShoeibiDepartment of Neurosciences, Movement Disorder Center, University of California-San Diego, Department of Neurosciences, La Jolla, CA, USA.
SeyedJavad MojtabaviDepartment of Complementary and Chinese Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Reza BoostaniDepartment of Neurology and HTLV-1 Foundation, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Shariati Square, beginning at Ahmadabad Avenue, Mashhad, Iran. BoostaniR@mums.ac.ir.
Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh AndalibiMetabolic Syndrome Research Center, Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Houshang RafatpanahResearch Center for HIV/AIDS, HTLV1 and Viral Hepatitis, Iranian Academic for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammadmahdi EtemadiDepartment of Neurology and HTLV-1 Foundation, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Shariati Square, beginning at Ahmadabad Avenue, Mashhad, Iran.
Zohreh PoursinaResearch Center for HIV/AIDS, HTLV1 and Viral Hepatitis, Iranian Academic for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
Amirali GhahremaniDepartment of Neurology and HTLV-1 Foundation, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Shariati Square, beginning at Ahmadabad Avenue, Mashhad, Iran. Amirali.ghahremani@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4676-4017
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRAcademic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IRGhaem Hospital · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigate the possible effects of acupuncture on the improvement of neurological problems in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP)disease. Twenty patients with HAM/TSP were studied in this pre and post-test clinical trial. Urinary incontinence, global motor disability, spasticity, and pain severity were evaluated before, one month, and three-month after the intervention. Analyses demonstrated a significant reduction of urinary symptoms one month after acupuncture (P = 0.023). A significant improvement was observed in patients' pain and the spasticity at the upper extremity joints, one and three-month after the intervention (P < 0.05). This study suggests that body acupuncture can be used as a complementary treatment to improve HAM/TSP neurological symptoms.

Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapyAdultFemaleHTLV-I InfectionsHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1MaleMiddle AgedMuscle SpasticityPainPain ManagementParaparesis, Tropical SpasticSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUrinary IncontinenceAcupunctureDisabilityHAM/TSPPainSpasticityTreatment

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PMID32350814
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