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 3
The change in patient’s symptoms in each phase.
Symptom
Group
Treatment phase 0
Treatment phase 4
Treatment phase 8
Follow-up phase 4
Follow-up phase 12
Headache
Acupuncture group
17.1 ± 26.1
10.7 ± 15.3
8.2 ± 13.8
Traditional treatment group
8.6 ± 16.3
11.6 ± 20.1
9.9 ± 17.7
8.5 ± 14.3
15.6 ± 26.9
Blurred vision
Acupuncture group
33.4 ± 32.7
Traditional treatment group
34.5 ± 36.3
33.4 ± 30.4
43.7 ± 37.1
33.9 ± 31.5
41.6 ± 30.7
Difficulty in hearing
Acupuncture group
17.8 ± 24.8
17.7 ± 22.7
13.0 ± 22.8
12.4 ± 18.4
18.6 ± 28.6
Traditional treatment group
20.6 ± 28.9
26.4 ± 31.5
25.6 ± 34.1
29.3 ± 34.6
Dizziness
Acupuncture group
13.0 ± 21.4
10.2 ± 17.7
7.9 ± 13.9
Traditional treatment group
9.4 ± 16.4
14.7 ± 22.9
15.8 ± 23.3
9.1 ± 14.5
8.1 ± 36.1
Ear buzzing
Acupuncture group
17.9 ± 27.2
13.5 ± 23.7
8.0 ± 13.2
10.7 ± 19.5
Traditional treatment group
21.1 ± 30.2
16.0 ± 23.3
21.7 ± 34.3
16.6 ± 28.4
24.3 ± 31.5
Palpitation
Acupuncture group
16.6 ± 27.8
14.0 ± 19.5
11.1 ± 23.5
15.3 ± 20.8
Traditional treatment group
12.2 ± 25.0
18.4 ± 21.1
21.4 ± 27.7
11.4 ± 21.2
16.8 ± 24.4
Depression
Acupuncture group
15.4 ± 29.1
9.7 ± 20.3
Traditional treatment group
19.3 ± 30.5
24.7 ± 30.7
22.4 ± 30.2
26.8 ± 32.4
21.9 ± 31.6
Constipation
Acupuncture group
25.0 ± 35.1
18.5 ± 30.3
Traditional treatment group
45.4 ± 41.0
35.6 ± 34.1
31.4 ± 32.9
43.8 ± 39.0
41.4 ± 40.0
Cervical pain
Acupuncture group
37.7 ± 39.1
25.1 ± 27.7
Traditional treatment group
16.0 ± 24.5
25.2 ± 24.9
34.5 ± 33.6
29.5 ± 35.4
30.2 ± 33.5
Stiff shoulders
Acupuncture group
29.9 ± 28.6
34.5 ± 25.6
Traditional treatment group
25.1 ± 27.1
25.9 ± 26.2
37.2 ± 34.2
35.5 ± 33.9
Back pain
Acupuncture group
38.5 ± 33.7
27.3 ± 29.6
33.8 ± 31.8
Traditional treatment group
25.5 ± 22.8
22.1 ± 27.4
23.0 ± 27.1
28.1 ± 29.9
27.9 ± 26.4
Knee pain
Acupuncture group
26.0 ± 32.1
24.8 ± 28.2
15.7 ± 25.8
20.8 ± 31.5
29.8 ± 31.4
Traditional treatment group
23.1 ± 31.9
23.8 ± 33.4
15.8 ± 27.5
21.6 ± 33.1
24.3 ± 32.1
Leg cramp
Acupuncture group
20.5 ± 29.1
21.4 ± 29.5
15.1 ± 30.0
Traditional treatment group
40.8 ± 37.8
38.2 ± 25.9
33.6 ± 33.1
33.2 ± 32.1
34.7 ± 35.8
Lower limb pain
Acupuncture group
29.4 ± 36.4
29.4 ± 30.1
16.7 ± 27.2
23.2 ± 32.7
Traditional treatment group
21.5 ± 33.9
28.5 ± 35.8
25.5 ± 36.3
27.2 ± 35.5
26.6 ± 34.3
Numbness in upper limb
Acupuncture group
18.9 ± 30.4
9.5 ± 26.1
Traditional treatment group
29.6 ± 40.3
21.0 ± 37.9
11.6 ± 38.6
23.2 ± 40.5
20.1 ± 38.0
Numbness in lower limb
Acupuncture group
21.9 ± 34.9
12.6 ± 24.2
Traditional treatment group
32.5 ± 40.6
39.1 ± 40.7
34.9 ± 33.9
33.0 ± 38.5
29.8 ± 37.5
Itchiness
Acupuncture group
38.7 ± 40.7
Traditional treatment group
33.2 ± 35.5
33.3 ± 31.2
43.9 ± 37.2
35.7 ± 39.7
40.4 ± 42.3
Difficulty in sleeping
Acupuncture group
34.8 ± 36.9
Traditional treatment group
39.3 ± 40.4
43.9 ± 37.2
35.7 ± 39.7
40.4 ± 42.3
Edema
Acupuncture group
13.9 ± 27.0
10.3 ± 24.8
8.8 ± 19.8
9.4 ± 22.4
14.0 ± 29.5
Traditional treatment group
16.1 ± 27.6
17.5 ± 26.1
14.2 ± 26.2
14.6 ± 21.2
18.2 ± 32.9
Listlessness
Acupuncture group
31.7 ± 33.8
26.8 ± 25.6
20.6 ± 29.8
19.9 ± 23.7
29.0 ± 31.3
Traditional treatment group
41.3 ± 36.4
42.9 ± 32.6
36.4 ± 29.3
38.6 ± 35.5
38.4 ± 33.1
*, compared to traditional treatment group.
# compared to the phase 0 in the group.
