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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2023

Acupuncture as an Additional Method of Rehabilitation Post-COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial.

Indira Omarova, Assiya Akanova, Almagul Kurmanova, Gaukhar Kurmanova, Natalya Glushkova, Amina Seidanova, Kuatzhan Turysbekov

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Indira OmarovaFaculty of Medicine, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-0558
Assiya AkanovaDepartment of Clinical Subjects at High School of Medicine at Faculty of Medicine and Public Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-5411
Almagul KurmanovaDepartment of Clinical Subjects at High School of Medicine at Faculty of Medicine and Public Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1859-3903
Gaukhar KurmanovaDepartment of Clinical Subjects at High School of Medicine at Faculty of Medicine and Public Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5768-0209
Natalya GlushkovaDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Evidence Based Medicine, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-8436
Amina SeidanovaDepartment of Rehabilitation of the City Clinical Hospital №1, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0031-6936
Kuatzhan TurysbekovRehabilitation Center "Kamenskoe Plato", Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9070-5413

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of complex rehabilitation with and without acupuncture in a hospital setting. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was performed at Rehabilitation center "Kamenskoe Plato" in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 160 patients with Post COVID-19 condition were randomly equally divided into an acupuncture with complex rehabilitation methods and a only complex rehabilitation methods group in the period from March 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022. Either groups was performed for an 10-14 days period. The outcome measures were the Bartel index, the Borg scale, Modified Dyspnea Scale and the 6-minute walking test. Adverse events also were monitored and documented. Results: We found statistically significant improvement after the rehabilitation course with acupuncture in the all scales. And in the group without acupuncture, only on two scales MDS and Borg scale. Conclusion: Rehabilitation with acupuncture is possible and effective in patients recovering from post-COVID-19. Our findings may be useful to guide clinicians taking care of patients with post-COVID-19.

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acupunctureoutcomespost-COVID-19rehabilitation

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PMCPMC10547817

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