Acupuncture therapy for fatigue of hemodialysis patients - Double-blind RCT study by the autonomic nervous system.
Project/Area Number |
17K09291
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
General internal medicine(including psychosomatic medicine)
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Research Institution | Tsukuba University of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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Keywords | 鍼灸 / 血液透析 / 自律神経 / 鍼灸医学 / 鍼 / 二重盲検法 / ランダム化比較試験 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study examined the effect of acupuncture on hemodialysis patients. Hemodialysis patients often complain of fatigue after dialysis therapy. Fatigue is also seen in chronic fatigue syndrome, where the autonomic nerves are disturbed. Therefore, we focused on autonomic nerves and evaluated the effects of acupuncture. As a result of this study, acupuncture had no effect on heart rate or autonomic nervous activity. However, the pain of the subjects who received acupuncture improved.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、鍼治療による血液透析患者の療法由来の症状やQOLの改善を目指し、これらに関係すると考えられる自律神経活動を指標にして検討を行いました。現状において、血液透析による自律神経活動への影響や、偽鍼を用いた鍼治療の報告は少なく、本研究が先駆的な取り組みであったと考えています。 また、血液透析が自律神経活動に影響を及ぼさないことを示唆したほか、鍼治療が患者の訴える症状を改善する可能性を見いだしたことから、今後増加する血液透析患者の症状緩和に貢献できると考えている。
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