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Acupuncture therapy for fatigue of hemodialysis patients - Double-blind RCT study by the autonomic nervous system.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K09291
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field General internal medicine(including psychosomatic medicine)
Research InstitutionTsukuba University of Technology

Principal Investigator

SAKURABA HINATA  筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (70387934)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
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)
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.

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。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2019

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] 血液透析前後における自律神経活動の変化2019

    • Author(s)
      櫻庭陽, 平山暁, 能勢ひさ子, 大和田滋
    • Organizer
      日本透析医学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of acupuncture on autonomic nervous system of hemodialysis patients : A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled preliminary sutudy.2019

    • Author(s)
      Sakuraba H, Moriyama T, Narushima T, Ayuzawa S, Ohwada S, Hirayama A.
    • Organizer
      European Congress for Integrative Medicine
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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