Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acuTENS) on the reduction of dyspnoea during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods A multicentric randomized control trial with masked patients and evaluators was carr...
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| author | Carles Fernández-Jané PhD Jordi Vilaró PhD Lluís Costa-Tutusaus PhD |
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| description | Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acuTENS) on the reduction of dyspnoea during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods A multicentric randomized control trial with masked patients and evaluators was carried out. During hospitalization, AECOPD patients received 45 min of acuTENS (experimental group) or sham acuTENS (controls) daily on 5 consecutive days. The trial was conducted at the Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Manresa (both in Spain). Dyspnoea and peak expiratory flow were measured daily from the first to fifth days. Length of stay, readmissions at 3 months and adverse events were also analysed. Results Finally, 19 patients with moderately to severely exacerbated COPD were included. Although some tendencies in dyspnoea during day 1 and length of hospital stay were found favouring acupuncture, no significant differences were shown between groups. Conclusions The acuTENS intervention was feasible#well tolerated in AECOPD patients and no important side effects were reported. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b37e48e9a9404d1fa0417ccd3d78348f2023-09-06T21:33:34ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine2515-690X2023-09-012810.1177/2515690X231198308Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled TrialCarles Fernández-Jané PhD0Jordi Vilaró PhD1Lluís Costa-Tutusaus PhD2 Escola Superior de Ciències de la Salut, Tecnocampus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Mataró-Maresme, Barcelona, Spain Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, School of Health Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, School of Health Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, SpainObjective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acuTENS) on the reduction of dyspnoea during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods A multicentric randomized control trial with masked patients and evaluators was carried out. During hospitalization, AECOPD patients received 45 min of acuTENS (experimental group) or sham acuTENS (controls) daily on 5 consecutive days. The trial was conducted at the Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Manresa (both in Spain). Dyspnoea and peak expiratory flow were measured daily from the first to fifth days. Length of stay, readmissions at 3 months and adverse events were also analysed. Results Finally, 19 patients with moderately to severely exacerbated COPD were included. Although some tendencies in dyspnoea during day 1 and length of hospital stay were found favouring acupuncture, no significant differences were shown between groups. Conclusions The acuTENS intervention was feasible#well tolerated in AECOPD patients and no important side effects were reported.https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X231198308 |
| spellingShingle | Carles Fernández-Jané PhD Jordi Vilaró PhD Lluís Costa-Tutusaus PhD Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine |
| title | Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Acupoint Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Hospitalized COPD Patients with Severe Dyspnoea: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | acupoint transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in hospitalized copd patients with severe dyspnoea a randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X231198308 |
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