The effect of electroacupuncture on opioid-like medication consumption by chronic pain patients: A pilot randomized controlled clinical trial

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 671-676

  Zheng, Zhen ^a   Guo, Runxiang J ^a   Helme, Robert D ^b   Muir, Andrew ^b   Da Costa, Cliff ^a   Xue, Charlie C L ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic non malignant pain; Electroacupuncture; Opioid consumption; Opioid like medication; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLURRED VISION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NAUSEA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049176201     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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