Database: Study 7 of 26 studies
 
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| Database |
| Hip - EA |
| First author and date | Švarcová J 1990 |
| Version consulted | C |
| Condition | arthrosis of hip (30) and knee (30) joints (active phases 2 to 4 according to Kallgren) |
| Study type | RCT, cross over |
| N / Groupings | 60 / 30 EA vs 30 galvanic current (GC) |
| Type of acupuncture | EA, GC (diadynamic) |
| Points used | EA: knee joint: GB-34; SP-10; central Bachmann patellar pt; hip joint: GB-30, GB-32, GB-34;
GC: no details |
| Parameters used | EA: 2 Hz, 20 msec, 12-15 V; GC: 0.1 mA/cm2 (pads 10x12 cm) [Diadynamie DD6, Dynapuls 424, Eltron D] |
| Stimulation duration | EA: 5 min; GC: 20 min |
| Number of sessions | 10 sessions; 3/wk |
| Follow up | no details |
| Endpoint measure | pain intensity VAS prior to onset of therapy, after 5th and 10th session (statistical evaluation using Wilcoxon paired test) |
| Outcome | at a 5% significance level, no significant difference between the 2 treatments; VAS showed therapeutic effect after 5th treatment; therapeutic effect of EA: excellent in 50%, good in 40%, no success in 6.6%, deterioration in 3.3%; therapeutic effect of GC: excellent in 23.3%, good in 63.3%, no success in 13.3% |
| Additional notes | - |
| Analysis / problems | - |
| References | Švarcová J, Zvárová J, Pichová A, Kouba A, Šimacek K, Uhlemann C, Callies R Vergleich des analgetischen Effektes der Elektroakupunktur und des galvanischen Stromes bei Patienten mit aktivierter Osteoarthrosis (kontrollierte klinische Studie). Zeitschrift für Physiotherapie. 1990 Nov-Dec; 42(6): 375-8 |
| Secondary references | - |
| Data entry code | HP20 |
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