ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Acupuncture Analgesia in Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.
Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03822273 (Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Patients With Rib Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Patients With Rib Fractures: a Randomized-controlled Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of photobiomodulation on pain relief and functional improvement in fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Potential of Auriculotherapy in Pain, Edema and Anxiety Management Following Orthognathic Surgery: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled and Triple-Blind Study.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2026Article
- Effect of "needle sensation" and the real-time changes in autonomic nervous system activity during acupuncture analgesia.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pain management for traumatic rib fracture is important to prevent complications and reduce associated comorbidities. This trial investigated the analgesic efficacy of acupuncture on traumatic rib fracture. Patients with traumatic rib fracture were randomly assigned to traditional acupuncture (TA), laser acupuncture (LA) or sham laser acupuncture (SLA) groups in a 1:1:1 ratio. The intervention was performed on days 1 to 3 after treatment allocation. The acupoints included bilateral LI4 (Hegu), SJ6 (Zhigou), ST36 (Zusanli) and GB34 (Yanglingquan). The primary outcome was Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores for pain after the intervention. Secondary outcomes included sustained maximal inspiration (SMI) lung volume, stress responses, the use of analgesics, and associated complications. Data were analyzed via one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Scheffé's Clinical Trial Registration: [ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT03822273].
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