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KMID : 0615720150320030147
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2015 Volume.32 No. 3 p.147 ~ p.161
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A Review on Clinical Studies of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy for Acute Herpes Zoster
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Choi Yoo-Min
Kim Seok-Hee
Kim Ju-Yong
Park Sang-Hun
Yook Tae-Han
Kim Jong-Uk
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review the effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for the treatment of acute herpes zoster.
Methods: Data was collected by two researchers. Clinical trials on PubMed were retrieved using MeSH terms including “herpes zoster” combined with “acupuncture therapy”, “moxibustion”, “bloodletting”, “electroacupuncture”, and related keywords. We excluded irrelevant studies and included randomized and non-randomized controlled trials, case series and case reports. Finally, we selected a total of thirteen studies and conducted a literature analysis and an object quality assessment.
Results: Twelve of thirteen studies were about acupuncture and moxibustion combined therapy. Only one study suggested that a single acupuncture therapy is expected to be equally as effective as a common western medicine therapy. There was some evidence related to the effectiveness of moxibustion, venesection and electroacupuncture, but it dealt with combining therapy and was insufficient, and with an inclusion of potential risk factors. Only one study was conducted under approval from an institutional review board. No severe treatment-related adverse events were observed. A quality assessment suggested that there was some weakness in the areas of blinding and concealment.
Conclusions: There is some evidence that suggests the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion combined therapy as a treatment for acute herpes zoster.
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KEYWORD
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Acute herpes zoster, Herpes zoster, Randomized controlled trials, RCT, Risk of bias, Quality assessment
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