Trial of intensive acupuncture for smoking cessation: a pilot study.
Acupunct Med
; 33(5): 375-80, 2015 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-26124197
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite the significant decline in smoking rates in the USA over the last 50â years, 42 million Americans continue to smoke. Although the combination of behavioural counselling with FDA-approved medications offers the best evidence-based treatment approach, 12-month relapse rates remain at >60%. Both healthcare providers and patients are searching for alternative treatment options. Most acupuncture trials have yielded poor results for smoking cessation; however, most trials have not used an intense treatment protocol and maintained treatment for at least 12â weeks.METHODS:
We designed a pilot study to address these methodological problems. Twenty-eight smokers were recruited to attend two 1â h acupuncture sessions weekly for 12â weeks. Primary endpoints included completion rate, acceptability of the protocol and side effects. Secondary endpoints included carbon monoxide (CO)-confirmed, 7-day point prevalence quit rates at 12â weeks and 26â weeks.RESULTS:
Sixteen of the 28 patients enrolled (57%) completed 12â weeks of treatment. Of the 17 patients who completed the end-of-study questionnaire, 94% (16/17) rated the programme as helpful, and 82% noted they would recommend it to friends for smoking cessation. Three of the 28 who initially enrolled in the study were confirmed abstinent at 12â weeks (10.7%); one of the 28 (3.6%) was abstinent at 26â weeks.CONCLUSIONS:
A larger study with a slightly less rigorous and more acceptable treatment protocol is feasible and should be considered.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia por Acupuntura
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Cese del Hábito de Fumar
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acupunct Med
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos