Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of the Acupuncture Treatment Using a New Skin Stimulus Tool Called M-Test Which Is a Measure Based on Symptoms Accompanied with Body Movements: A Pragmatic RCT Targeting Hemodialysis Patients
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and laboratory date at time of study recruitment.
Acupuncture group
Traditional treatment group
Number of patients ()
24
23
Age (years)
70.0 ± 9.6
67.3 ± 13.0
Height (cm)
155.6 ± 10.8
158.9 ± 9.5
Dry weight (kg)
50.0 ± 9.4
53.2 ± 11.7
Time on hemodialysis (years)
10.3 ± 8.2
6.5 ± 6.8
Primary diseases
Chronic glomerulonephritis
10
6
Diabetic nephropathy
6
11
Nephrosclerosis
2
2
Chronic pyelonephritis
1
0
ANCA-related nephritis
1
0
IgA nephritis
1
0
Membranous nephropathy
1
0
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
1
0
Unknown cause
1
4
No significant differences between the two groups.
