Controlled trial of acupuncture for severe recidivist alcoholism
Item
Title
Controlled trial of acupuncture for severe recidivist alcoholism
Author(s)
Journal Publication
Date
1989
volume
1(8652)
pages
1435-1439
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
In a placebo-controlled study, 80 severe recidivist alcoholics received acupuncture either at points specific for the treatment of substance abuse (treatment group) or at nonspecific points (control group). 21 of 40 patients in the treatment group completed the programme compared with 1 of 40 controls. Significant treatment effects persisted at the end of the six-month follow-up: by comparison with treatment patients more control patients expressed a moderate to strong need for alcohol, and had more than twice the number of both drinking episodes and admissions to a detoxification centre
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has health condition studied
Substance-Related Disorders
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
80
has duration
8 Weeks