Acupuncture in the treatment of Graves' ophthalmopathy. A blinded randomized study
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Title
Acupuncture in the treatment of Graves' ophthalmopathy. A blinded randomized study
Author(s)
Rogvi-Hansen, B. See all items with this value
Perrild, H. See all items with this value
Christensen, T. See all items with this value
Detmar, S. E. See all items with this value
Siersbaek-Nielsen, K. See all items with this value
Hansen, J. E. See all items with this value
Date
1991
volume
124(2)
pages
143-145
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Acu Versus No Treatment See all items with this value
Acupuncture See all items with this value
Fixed Acupuncture Protocol See all items with this value
Graves Ophthalmopathy See all items with this value
No Treatment Control See all items with this value
Restricted Modalities, Acupuncture Only See all items with this value
TCM Acupuncture Style See all items with this value
Eye Diseases See all items with this value
Abstract
Seventeen patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy, all euthyroid for at least one year, were included in a blinded trial to test the effect of acupuncture twice a week during two months on the eye disease, assessed by an ophthalmologist and computed tomography of the eye muscle volume. No significant change was found in eye muscle volume, Hertel measure, palpebral aperture, intraocular pressure, Hess chart, nor was there any statistically significant improvement of the irritative conjunctival symptoms
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Frequency of Treatment
>1/WK
Time in Treatment
8 Weeks
has health condition studied
Eye Diseases
has study population number
17