Acupuncture for Primary Sjogren Syndrome (pSS) on symptomatic improvements: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, feasible medical treatments are hitherto not satisfying to relieve pSS symptoms, which concerns numbers of clinical doctors. Acupuncture seems to be an alternative to treat pSS and conduces to good symptomatic results. However further research is necessary. This trial is to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture on improving the key symptoms of pSS, which are dryness, pain and fatigue (DPF).

Methods & design

The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial of two arms with a single centre. We compare acupuncture with sham acupuncture on symptomatic improvements of pSS. A total of 120 pSS patients, aged at least 18, with DPF, will be randomly assigned to acupuncture or sham acupuncture groups, where they will have needle intervention for 8 weeks w

SUBMITTER: Jiang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5248458 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature