Clinical research in traditional medicine: Priorities and methods

Cardini, Francesco; Wade, Christine; Regalia, Anna; Gui, Suiqi; Li, Wang; Raschetti, Roberto; Kronenberg, Fredi

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2006.07.003

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“…Cultural factors also may influence judgements of the risks and benefits in herbal medicine research as culture has a great influence on traditional medicine as in reference [2]. For instance, a cultural familiarity with many traditional herbal medicines may promote a familiarity bias, accepting a widespread cultural assumption of safety, based on the historical use of herbal medicines as in [5].…”

Section: The Science and Acceptance Of Traditional Medicine In Africamentioning

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“…Knowledge is passed on orally from father to son through generations and is jealously guarded in certain families. The components of TM are encompassing and include herbal medicine, therapeutic fasting and dieting among others [2]. The practitioners include herbalists, diviners and midwives.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They have a deep and personal involvement in the healing process and protect the therapeutic knowledge by keeping it secret as in [2]. In a manner similar to western medicinal practice, the practitioners of TM specialise in particular areas of their profession as in [3].…”

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The Place of Traditional Medicine in the African Society: The Science, Acceptance and Support

Antwi‐Baffour¹

2014

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Abstract:Traditional medicine (TM) has been described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the surest alternative means to achieve total health care coverage of the world's population. In most African societies, traditional medicine plays an important role in the lives of millions who cannot access western medicine. In some areas, TM is part of the first set of response mechanisms for medical emergencies whilst in others the whole health system of the community is hinged on medicines rooted in local practice and belief. Although the relevance and values of TM is begining to gain recognition, African traditional medicine (ATM) still faces some challenges which underscore its scrutiny. This paper thus analyses the issue of science, acceptance and support for successful implementation of ATM and present the contemporary measures that are being taken to raise its standard to the level of western medicine.

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The Place of Traditional Medicine in the African Society: The Science, Acceptance and Support

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2014

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“…The practitioner will be instructed to select acu-points according to the location of the pain. There will be 4-6 points used per knee, therefore [8][9][10][11][12] needles per treatment. Two points will be used as the core treatment ST 35 dubi, Ex-LE 5 xiyan.…”

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“…In order to move the field of acupuncture research forward, without a true placebo, it will be necessary to develop an evidence mosaic that encompasses efficacy and pragmatic effectiveness clinical trials along with basic science research and qualitative investigations [6,8,9]. Within this mosaic clinical trials that compare different styles of acupuncture are now being conducted, for example Karner et al who compare classical, modern, and sham acupuncture [10].…”

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Warm needle acupuncture vs. needle acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee: A pilot study protocol

Appleyard

Crichton

Robinson

2016

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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IntroductionAcupuncture has been shown to have clinically relevant benefits for chronic pain. However, interpretation of the results and whether they are due to the placebo effect remains contested. As a complex physical intervention acupuncture presents particular problems in clinical research that seeks to identify a specific effect. The existing evidence mosaic can be enhanced by randomised controlled trials that investigate the specific efficacy of different components of acupuncture. This study investigates the specific efficacy of the conducted heat in warm needle acupuncture. MethodsThe study is a randomised, controlled, parallel-group 2-armed clinical trial. It is designed so that the outcome administrator, participants and primary acupuncturist will be blinded to group allocation. AnalysisThe primary outcome measures WOMAC® NRS 3.1 score and SF 36 are both considered interval variables and provided the distribution of changes is normally distributed the change in score will be analysed using t-test. The information obtained from interviews with participants will be thematically analysed. DiscussionCompromises from acupuncture in practice have been made in order to devise procedures that can investigate the specific efficacy of the conducted heat of warm needle acupuncture. The way in which these compromises may impact on interpretation of the results is discussed.

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Legitimacy and Contextual Issues in Traditional Lakota Sioux Healing

Henderson

2009

Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers

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Clinical research in traditional medicine: Priorities and methods

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

The Place of Traditional Medicine in the African Society: The Science, Acceptance and Support

The Place of Traditional Medicine in the African Society: The Science, Acceptance and Support

Warm needle acupuncture vs. needle acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee: A pilot study protocol

Legitimacy and Contextual Issues in Traditional Lakota Sioux Healing

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