Review Article
Randomized Controlled Trials on Complementary and Traditional Medicine in the Korean Literature
Table 3
Categories of medical conditions in complementary and traditional medicine randomized controlled trials in the Korean literature
(%).
| Publication field | Natural products | Mind and body practices | Total | Herbal medicine | Ginseng | Vitamin diet-based therapy | Acupuncture | Pharmacoacupuncture | Qigong magnet | Tuina technique | Moxibustion therapy | Massage | Taping technique | Cupping therapy | Meditation tai-chi yoga aroma therapy |
| Musculoskeletal conditions | 1 (3.3) | | | 40 (27.8) | 33 (47.1) | 3 (9.7) | 5 (29.4) | 3 (25.0) | | 6 (85.7) | 2 (40.0) | | 93 (25.8) | Low back pain | | | | 13 | 10 | | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | | | Shoulder pain | | | | 7 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | Sprain (ankle, wrist) | | | | 7 | 7 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | Knee osteoarthritis | 1 | | | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | Neck pain | | | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | Myalgia | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | Elbow joint pain | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Axial spondyloarthritis | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Temporomandibular joint syndrome | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | Circulatory conditions | 4 (13.3) | 2 (10.5) | | 17 (11.8) | 9 (12.9) | | 4 (23.5) | 5 (41.7) | | | 1 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 44 (12.2) | Stroke | 2 | | | 15 | 9 | | 4 | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | | Hypertensive disease | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | Heart diseases | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Nervous system conditions | | | | 14 (9.7) | 6 (8.6) | | | | | 1 (14.3) | | 1 (10.0) | 22 (6.1) | Bell’s palsy | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | 1 | | | | Headache | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | Parkinson’s disease | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic conditions | 6 (20.0) | 4 (21.4) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (4.3) | | | | | | | 1 (10.0) | 19 (5.3) | Obesity | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | Menopausal symptom | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Genitourinary conditions | | 1 (5.3) | | 8 (5.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.2) | | 1 (8.3) | | | | 2 (20.0) | 14 (3.9) | Primary dysmenorrhea | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | | | | | | Hot flush | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Premenstrual tension syndrome | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | Stress incontinence | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Motor or nonmotor vehicle accident | | | | 3 (2.1) | 4 (5.7) | | 8 (47.1) | | | | 1 (20.0) | | 16 (4.4) | Mental and behavioral disorder | | 2 (10.6) | | 6 (4.2) | | | | | | | | 1 (10.0) | 9 (2.5) | Unspecified mood disorder | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Anxiety disorder | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Tobacco use | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Alzheimer’s disease | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Alcohol harmful use | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | Impotence | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Digestive conditions | 1 (3.3) | 1 (5.3) | | 3 (2.1) | 1 (1.4) | | | 1 (8.3) | 2 (20.0) | | | | 9 (2.5) | Dyspepsia | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Constipation | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | Chronic gastritis | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Conditions of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 6 (20.0) | | | 2 (1.4) | | | | | | | | | 8 (2.2) | Atopic dermatitis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Acne vulgaris | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Ear, nose, and throat conditions | | | | 5 (3.5) | | | | | | | | | 5 (1.4) | Temporomandibular joint disorder | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Allergic rhinitis | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Tinnitus | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Neoplasms | | | 1 (20.0) | | 1 (1.4) | | | | 2 (20.0) | | | | 4 (1.1) | Postprocedural disorders | | | | 3 (2.1) | | | | | | | | | 3 (0.8) | Nausea, vomiting, and pain after surgery | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | | | | 3 (2.1) | | | | | | | | | 3 (0.8) | Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium | 1 (3.3) | | | | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.2) | | | | | | | 3 (0.8) | Eyes conditions | | 1 (5.3) | | | | | | | 1 (10.0) | | | | 2 (0.6) | Respiratory condition | 2 (6.6) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 (0.6) | Healthy participants | 9 (30.0) | 8 (42.1) | 2 (40.0) | 37 (25.7) | 11 (15.7) | 26 (83.9) | | 2 (16.7) | 5 (50.0) | | 1 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 104 (28.9) |
| Total | 30 | 19 | 5 | 144 | 70 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 360 |
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