Acupressure versus Oxybutinin in the Treatment of Enuresis

Yüksek, Mustafa Şahin; Erdem, Alı Fuat; Atalay, Canan; Demirel, Azam

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“…In a comparison of acupressure with oxybutinin for nocturnal enuresis in children[91], the main flaw was the very small sample size, with no details of sampling, comparison of groups or randomisation, potential selection bias and no placebo/sham group.…”

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The evidence for Shiatsu: a systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure

Robinson

Lorenc

Liao

2011

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundShiatsu, similar to acupressure, uses finger pressure, manipulations and stretches, along Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians. Shiatsu is popular in Europe, but lacks reviews on its evidence-base. MethodsAcupressure and Shiatsu clinical trials were identified using the MeSH term 'acupressure' in: EBM reviews; AMED; BNI; CINAHL; EMBASE; MEDLINE; PsycARTICLES; Science Direct; Blackwell Synergy; Ingenta Select; Wiley Interscience; Index to Theses and ZETOC. References of articles were checked. Inclusion criteria were Shiatsu or acupressure administered manually/bodily, published after January 1990. Two reviewers performed independent study selection and evaluation of study design and reporting, using standardised checklists (CONSORT, TREND, CASP and STRICTA).ResultsSearches identified 1714 publications. Final inclusions were 9 Shiatsu and 71 acupressure studies. A quarter were graded A (highest quality). Shiatsu studies comprised 1 RCT, three controlled non-randomised, one within-subjects, one observational and 3 uncontrolled studies investigating mental and physical health issues. Evidence was of insufficient quantity and quality. Acupressure studies included 2 meta-analyses, 6 systematic reviews and 39 RCTs. Strongest evidence was for pain (particularly dysmenorrhoea, lower back and labour), post-operative nausea and vomiting. Additionally quality evidence found improvements in sleep in institutionalised elderly. Variable/poor quality evidence existed for renal disease symptoms, dementia, stress, anxiety and respiratory conditions. Appraisal tools may be inappropriate for some study designs. Potential biases included focus on UK/USA databases, limited grey literature, and exclusion of qualitative and pre-1989 studies. ConclusionsEvidence is improving in quantity, quality and reporting, but more research is needed, particularly for Shiatsu, where evidence is poor. Acupressure may be beneficial for pain, nausea and vomiting and sleep.

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The evidence for Shiatsu: a systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure

Robinson

Lorenc

Liao

2011

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…Apart from the lack of a placebo control group, a further limitation of the study is that the authors did not report wavelength data, making replication in future studies and a critique of the points stimulated difficult. The second prospective randomized trial [22] studied the effects of acupressure vs. oxybutinin. Parents of 24 children were taught to provide daily acupressure treatments.…”

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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Health Conditions in Children: A Review

Libonate

Evans

Tsao

2008

The Scientific World JOURNAL

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Acupuncture has been used to treat a variety of childhood problems; however, the efficacy and safety of pediatric acupuncture remains unclear. This article reviews the existing empirical literature relating to the use of acupuncture for medical conditions in children. A systematic search of the literature revealed that acupuncture has been used to treat five main conditions in children, including pain, nocturnal enuresis, postoperative nausea/vomiting, laryngospasm/stridor, and neurological disorders. Despite a number of methodological issues, including limited sample sizes, lack of randomization, and inappropriate control groups, it is concluded that acupuncture represents a promising intervention for a variety of pediatric health conditions. To further address the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of acupuncture in children, large-scale randomized controlled trials are needed.

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“…In the clinical literature, there are also several reports of the efficacy of acupressure therapy in various other conditions, including nocturnal enuresis,25 body weight and serum lipid levels,26 and migraine-associated nausea,27 which may be associated with sleep disorders 4,20,28. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of an HT-7 point acupressure system when used to treat insomnia in adolescents using a standard polysomnographic evaluation.…”

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Acupressure therapy for insomnia in adolescents: a polysomnographic study

Carotenuto¹,

Gallai²,

Parisi³

et al. 2013

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of acupressure therapy in a sample of adolescents with insomnia using a standard polysomnographic evaluation.MethodsFor this study, 25 adolescents affected by psychophysiological insomnia (mean age 15.04 ± 1.18 years, 12 boys) were enrolled. A device known as the Sea-Band® was used by the patients in order to improve their symptoms related to difficulty in falling asleep. All subjects enrolled underwent two sets of consecutive overnight polysomnographic studies in the Sleep Laboratory of the Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, comprising two studies at baseline (before treatment) and another two studies at the end of 6 months of treatment.ResultsAt the end of 6 months of treatment, there was a significant increase in all macrostructural parameters of sleep duration, and a reduction in sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, and stage 2 sleep. Moreover, the study group showed a significant increase in percent sleep efficiency (P < 0.001) and in slow wave sleep representation.ConclusionAcupressure is a noninvasive, safe, and effective method for the management of insomnia in adolescents, with good compliance and no adverse effects.

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Acupressure versus Oxybutinin in the Treatment of Enuresis

Cited by 28 publications

References 14 publications

The evidence for Shiatsu: a systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure

The evidence for Shiatsu: a systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure

Efficacy of Acupuncture for Health Conditions in Children: A Review

Acupressure therapy for insomnia in adolescents: a polysomnographic study

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