Use of complementary and alternative medicine among paediatric patients with hepatogastrointestinal diseases

Mosavat, Seyed Hamdollah; Heydari, Mojtaba; Hashempur, Mohammad Hashem; Dehghani, Seyed Mohsen

doi:10.26719/2018.24.10.1018

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“…As the cornerstone of traditional medicine, herbal medicine has been recognized as an important source for drug development [ 31 , 32 ]. Moreover, modern basic research offers deep insight into this clinical application and promotes further indication of its use.…”

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Efficacy and Safety of Zuojin Pill for the Treatment of Chronic Nonatrophic Gastritis: A Randomized Active-Controlled Clinical Trial

Wang

Jing

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Objective. Zuojin pill (ZJP) is used as the classical prescription for a wide variety of digestive diseases. However, there is a lack of direct evidence for its use in the treatment of chronic nonatrophic gastritis (CNG). In particular, there is a lack of rigorous trials of randomized controlled designs. In this study, a randomized active-controlled clinical trial was performed to verify the efficacy and safety of ZJP in detail. Methods. Patients with CNG were divided into the ZJP group and the Marzulene-S granule group. Patients were enrolled from September 2019 to February 2021 (ChiCTR2000040549). Endoscopy and histology scores were evaluated as the primary outcome measure. The Helicobacter pylori positive rate and the disappearance rate of symptoms were also measured to reflect the outcomes. Finally, adverse events were also calculated as the index of safety. Results. A total of 68 eligible patients were enrolled in this trial and randomly divided into two groups with baseline comparability. ZJP was able to improve the red plaques as well as bile reflux scores compared with Marzulene-S granule ( P = 0.043 and P = 0.019 , respectively). Moreover, it also remarkably alleviated the active chronic inflammation score P = 0.043 . However, there was no difference between the Helicobacter pylori positivity rate P = 0.752 . The symptom scores of abdominal distension P = 0.004 , belching P = 0.010 , and loss of appetite P = 0.019 were alleviated by ZJP, but nausea and vomiting were not P = 0.616 . ZJP can also be considered safe with no obvious adverse effects. Conclusion. ZJP might decrease mucosal injury and alleviate symptoms in CNG. In addition, more large-scale clinical trials should be carried out to further confirm its clinical efficacy and safety.

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Efficacy and Safety of Zuojin Pill for the Treatment of Chronic Nonatrophic Gastritis: A Randomized Active-Controlled Clinical Trial

Wang

Jing

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Discussing non-standard treatments in an open manner would help to educate parents and empower them to make informed decisions about potentially un-proven treatments. The American Academy of Pediatrics has offered helpful tips on talking with patients about CAM ( Mosavat et al, 2018 ). Renella and Fanconi (2006) outlined a practical algorithm for evaluating and making recommendations on CAM based on safety and efficacy.…”

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Meeting the Needs of Parents of Children With Scoliosis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Willson

Rogers

Gingrich

et al. 2021

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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Needs of parents with children with scoliosis are complex and depend on their child’s treatments. The purpose of this study was to identify needs of parents with children with scoliosis. This qualitative description involved interviews with parents of children at various stages of treatment. A convenience, then purposeful sample of 16 parents (12 mothers, two fathers, and two stepfathers) was interviewed; interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Parents’ needs included: Needing reliable medical information; Desiring information on complementary treatments; Wanting help in supporting and advocating for their child; Needing to protect the child and family; and Seeking connection and support. Although many parents’ needs are being met, this study recommends a nursing role aimed at providing parents with reliable medical information, discussing alternative treatments, assisting parents in their role of supporting their child, helping parents in their advocacy efforts, and referring parents to appropriate connections.

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“…But this rate was lower in our study. Some differences between studies are due to various methods used and different studied disorders as well as the knowledge level in this era among Iranian patients [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

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Alternative Medicine’ Complaints Lodged to the Tehran Forensic Medicine Organization From 2011 to 2017

Hadi

Divshaly

Azimy

et al. 2020

Int J Med Toxicol Forensic Med

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Background: Complementary and alternative medicine is a non-conventional therapy and includes a wide range of medical treatments in different countries. This study was done to evaluate alternative medicine complaints lodged to the Tehran Forensic Medicine Organization from 2011-2017.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all documented complaints of complementary medicine lodged to the Tehran Forensic Medicine Organization from 2011-2017 were reviewed and assessed with retrospective follow-up. The inclusion criterion was complaints from complementary and alternative medicine, and the exclusion criterion was incomplete data. The study data included patients’ demographic data, the therapist, the specialty of the therapist, type of disease, treatment method, adverse effects, the initial and final decision by the commission, and the amount of medical error. This information was extracted from the existing documents and recoded in the checklists.Results: Medical errors were found in 53.4% of the complaints examined. The most common cause of complaint (63%) was the adverse effects, of which the most common ones were phytotherapy (45.2%) and cupping (Hijama) (20.5%). The error was significantly different between physician and non-physician healers (P=0.001).Conclusion: Based on this study, among the alternative medicine complaints lodged to the Tehran Forensic Medicine Organization from 2011-2017, the adverse effects were the main problem of complementary therapies confirmed in more than half of the complaints.

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Use of complementary and alternative medicine among paediatric patients with hepatogastrointestinal diseases

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Efficacy and Safety of Zuojin Pill for the Treatment of Chronic Nonatrophic Gastritis: A Randomized Active-Controlled Clinical Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Zuojin Pill for the Treatment of Chronic Nonatrophic Gastritis: A Randomized Active-Controlled Clinical Trial

Meeting the Needs of Parents of Children With Scoliosis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Alternative Medicine’ Complaints Lodged to the Tehran Forensic Medicine Organization From 2011 to 2017

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