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¿Es Util la Acupuntura en la Degeneracion Macular? Prospective Study of Efficacy of Acupuncture in Macular Diseases
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Acupuncture and massage for Age-related Macular Degeneration and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 33 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
This is a single-arm study designed to assess the efficacy of acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine) for chronic macular diseases of several types. All participants received acupuncture and massage and there is not a placebo group because it is not considered a good form to evaluate in Chinese Medicine due to, acupuncturing being a procedure is not as blind as is desired. As a control of the results in this trial, the outcomes could be contrasted against those reported in known medical publications and against expectations of the progress of the damage without treatment.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Treatment consists in to put needles on specific points of skin one day each week initially, then with longer spaces of time according to improvement.A total of 11 Chinese needles stainless steel, 25 x 40 were used by manual insertion and left for 12-15 minutes. Periocular massage is taught and is practiced daily by the patient him or herself.