Effects of acupuncture in moderate, stable angina pectoris: a controlled study
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Effects of acupuncture in moderate, stable angina pectoris : a controlled study. / Ballegaard, Søren; Pedersen, F; Pietersen, A; Nissen, V H; Olsen, Niels Vidiendal.
In: Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 227, No. 1, 01.1990, p. 25-30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Effects of acupuncture in moderate, stable angina pectoris
T2 - a controlled study
AU - Ballegaard, Søren
AU - Pedersen, F
AU - Pietersen, A
AU - Nissen, V H
AU - Olsen, Niels Vidiendal
PY - 1990/1
Y1 - 1990/1
N2 - In order to evaluate the effects of acupuncture in moderate, stable angina pectoris, 49 patients were randomized to either genuine or sham acupuncture. In sham acupuncture needles were inserted into points within the same spinal segment as in genuine acupuncture, but outside the Chinese meridian system. The effect was evaluated from exercise tests, anginal attack rate and nitroglycerin consumption. There were no significant differences between the effects of genuine and sham acupuncture either on exercise test variables or on subjective variables. In patients receiving genuine acupuncture there was a significant increase in exercise tolerance (median 9%) and in delay of onset to pain (median 10%). No significant changes were observed in patients receiving sham acupuncture. Within both groups there was a median reduction of 50% in anginal attack rate and nitroglycerin consumption, and there was no significant difference between the results achieved in the two groups. It is concluded that with the present design it was not possible to demonstrate any significant differences between the effect of genuine and sham acupuncture.
AB - In order to evaluate the effects of acupuncture in moderate, stable angina pectoris, 49 patients were randomized to either genuine or sham acupuncture. In sham acupuncture needles were inserted into points within the same spinal segment as in genuine acupuncture, but outside the Chinese meridian system. The effect was evaluated from exercise tests, anginal attack rate and nitroglycerin consumption. There were no significant differences between the effects of genuine and sham acupuncture either on exercise test variables or on subjective variables. In patients receiving genuine acupuncture there was a significant increase in exercise tolerance (median 9%) and in delay of onset to pain (median 10%). No significant changes were observed in patients receiving sham acupuncture. Within both groups there was a median reduction of 50% in anginal attack rate and nitroglycerin consumption, and there was no significant difference between the results achieved in the two groups. It is concluded that with the present design it was not possible to demonstrate any significant differences between the effect of genuine and sham acupuncture.
KW - Acupuncture Therapy
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Angina Pectoris
KW - Clinical Trials as Topic
KW - Exercise Test
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nitroglycerin
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 2105371
VL - 227
SP - 25
EP - 30
JO - Acta Medica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Medica Scandinavica
SN - 0955-7873
IS - 1
ER -
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