Title |
Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Gastroenterology, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-230x-12-150 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Hugh MacPherson, Helen Tilbrook, J Martin Bland, Karen Bloor, Sally Brabyn, Helen Cox, Arthur Ricky Kang’ombe, Mei-See Man, Tracy Stuardi, David Torgerson, Ian Watt, Peter Whorwell |
Abstract |
Acupuncture is used by patients as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but the evidence on effectiveness is limited. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care when provided as an adjunct to usual care. |
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United Kingdom | 8 | 23% |
United States | 5 | 14% |
Norway | 3 | 9% |
Canada | 2 | 6% |
Philippines | 1 | 3% |
Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 14 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 29 | 83% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
Scientists | 2 | 6% |
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Spain | 1 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 125 | 98% |
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Student > Bachelor | 41 | 32% |
Student > Master | 15 | 12% |
Researcher | 9 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 6% |
Other | 18 | 14% |
Unknown | 30 | 24% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 43% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 16% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
Psychology | 4 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 4% |
Unknown | 31 | 24% |
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