The effects of acupuncture on the muscle cramps of liver cirrhosis patients - pilot study

Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Institute0 个研究点目标入组 15 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2019年3月11日

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•* Inclusion criteria were as follows: participants
•1. complain of muscle cramps was diagnosed of cirrhosis and the frequency of true cramps was at least once a week regardless of part of cramps
•2. serum bilirubin lever 3 mg/dL or lower
•3. serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 100 IU/L or lower
•4. serum creatinine 1.5 mg/dL or lower
•5. international normalized ratio (INR) 1.5 or lower.
•6. age 18 years or over and provided written informed consent, voluntarily
•7. who able to follow-up for the duration of the study,
•8. accord with the washout criteria (muscle cramps induce or inhibit drugs a week administered limit) and agreed to keep the restriction rule during the study.

•* Exclusion criteria were as follows: participants
•1. have disease associated with muscle cramps, such as diabetes mellitus, vascular occlusive disease, peripheral neuropathy, phlebitis syndrome and thyroid disease
•2. neutropenia ( absolute neutrophill count 500/? or less)
•3. moderate or severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count 50,000/?less)
•4. worsening liver cancer symptom such as fever, aggravationof liver function, abdominal aortic aneurysms, venous thrombosis
•5. inappropriate in this study confirmed by researchers
•6. childbearing age (Urine HGC positive).

发起方

Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Institute