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KMID : 0387420170280020109
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2017 Volume.28 No. 2 p.109 ~ p.121
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Research Trends of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Combined Treatment of Acupuncture and Relaxation Therapy
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Lee Seung-Hwan
Bae Yeong-Long
Shin A-Ri
Kim Sang-Ho
Lim Jung-Hwa
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical trends of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on combined treatment of acupuncture and relaxation therapy.
Methods: Clinical trials based on acupuncture and relaxation therapy searched and were selected from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). In this study we selected clinical research articles using acupuncture and relaxation therapy as intervention. Studies were assessed by Risk of Bias (RoB) tool, and Jadad scale.
Results: Eleven randomized controlled trials on combined treatment of acupuncture and relaxation therapy were selected, and these studies were published in China. Most studies have targeted psychiatric disorders such as insomnia and anxiety. Manual Acupuncture (MA) was the most used acupuncture treatment, and in five studies two or more relaxation therapies were used in parallel. Although the treatment result using acupuncture and relaxation therapy was superior, heterogeneity of the control group was high and it was difficult to estimate additional effects of relaxation therapy.
Conclusions: Qualitative analysis revealed that the combination of acupuncture and relaxation was more effective than control in most studies. However, quality of most studies was low. Therefore, higher quality clinical research on combined treatment of acupuncture and relaxation therapy is required.
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KEYWORD
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Acupuncture, Relaxation Therapy, Combined Treatment, Traditional Chinese Medicine
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