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KMID : 0363320090300040732
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2009 Volume.30 No. 4 p.732 ~ p.745
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Research Trends for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Yoon Jong-Man
Park Yang-Chun
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study analyzed the contents of research papers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) concerning chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) published in PubMed during the last 5 years. This study was conducted to help clinical studies for treating COPD with Oriental medicine.
Materials and Methods : We inspected 31 theses and scrutinized their objectives, periods, participants, materials and methods, methods of assessment, results and Jadad score.
Results: The treatments in the studies were supplements, physical training, acupuncture, acu-TENS, Bojungikgi-tang (Buzhongyiqi-tang), counseling, breathing training, osteopathic manipulative treatment, reflexology, and distractive auditory stimuli. The aims of treatment were improvement of exercise capacity, lung function, quality of life, oxidative status, nutrient status, systemic inflammation, and cessation of smoking. The median for treatment period of study was 8 weeks, the median number of participants was 35 and the differences between mean from groups were less than 10% in 22 studies. The methods of assessment were lung function test, exercise capacity test, muscle strength test, questionnaire of QoL, laboratory studies, and measurement of nutrient state. The mean of Jadad score was , and 24 treatment were assessed as effective.
Conclusion: Recent CAM studies of COPD have focused on various topics in alternative and complementary medicine, and it is necessary to provide objective studies for treatment of this disease with Oriental medicines.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Complementary and alternative medicine, Systemic review
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