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