Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dialysis-related Myofascial Pain: Study Protocol for A Pilot Randomized Study

Summary

Dialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain problems in this group. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been tried as a potential therapeutic method to improve pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a CHM formula intervention on pain intensity, daily function, and quality of life, and safety among HD patients in dialysis center within a southern Taiwan context.

Timeline

Start

2020-07-01

Primary completion

2021-06-30

Completion

2021-06-30

Publications

• Hsu YT, Ng HY, Chen YH, Huang YC, Lee YY, Tsai MY. Assessing the efficacy and safety of Juan Bi Tang for dialysis-related myofascial pain in the fistula arm: Study protocol for a randomized cross-over trial. Front Public Health. 2022 Aug 19;10:925232. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.925232. eCollection 2022.

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