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Key Points Question What is the efficacy of acupuncture in treating patients who have Parkinson disease and anxiety? Findings In this randomized clinical trial including 64 patients with Parkinson disease… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question What is the efficacy of acupuncture in treating patients who have Parkinson disease and anxiety? Findings In this randomized clinical trial including 64 patients with Parkinson disease and anxiety who underwent 8 weeks of acupuncture with an 8-week follow-up, real acupuncture and sham acupuncture with clinical monitoring both significantly ameliorated anxiety at the end of treatment. However, real acupuncture significantly ameliorated anxiety at 2 months after treatment but sham acupuncture did not. Meaning This study’s results suggest that acupuncture with clinical monitoring may alleviate anxiety of patients with Parkinson disease.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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