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(Influence of scalp acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation on the treatment of infantile cerebral palsy) [Chinese - simplified characters]
Deng J-E, Pan Q-L, Zhang L-M
Zhongguo Linchuang Kangfu [Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation] 2005 Feb 21;9(7):120-121
clinical trial
6/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: Yes; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

AIM: To observe the synergistic action of scalp acupuncture and modern rehabilitation in treating infantile cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Ninety CP children, who met the inclusive criteria and were hospitalized in the Baoan Hospital of Women and Children Health Care and Baoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2001 to August 2004, were randomly divided into scalp acupuncture group(group A), modern rehabilitation group (group B) and scalp acupuncture plus modern rehabilitation group (group C), and they were treated for 60 days successively. Their activities of daily life (ADL) and motor function and intellectual development were assessed before and after treatment. RESULTS: After treatment for 60 days, the ADL scores were all higher than before treatment in the three groups (p < 0.01), the score difference of ADL scores in group C (23.7 +/- 3.1) was obviously higher than those in group A (16.9 +/- 1.7) and group B (17.2 +/- 1.5) (p < 0.01), and the difference was insignificant before and after treatment in group A and group B (p > 0.05) There were insignificant differences in motor function among the 3 groups (p > 0.05). The differences in intellectual development score among the 3 groups were not obvious before treatment (p > 0.05), but significant after treatment (p < 0.01), and it was better in group C than in the other two groups. The intellectual development scores before and after treatment in group A were 58.46 +/- 3.95 and 79.30 +/- 4.86, in group B were 57.43 +/- 3.78 and 80.70 +/- 3.92, in group C were 58.69 +/- 5.53 and 89.65 +/- 7.36 respectively. CONCLUSION: Scalp acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation therapy can ameliorate the ADL, motor function and intellectual developmental level of CP children.

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