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| Purpose | Study design | Population | Type (Pop.) |
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| Compare body (A) versus body & scalp (B) acupuncture for stroke [28] | Comparative | = 20: A/B = 10/10, f : m = 4 : 6/3 : 7, by intervention, age range 41–72/42–75 | Stroke |
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| Electric moxibustion at (a) Baihui GV 20 or (b) Shenque CV 8 for healthy subjects [29] | Comparative | = 20 (a) = 10, f/m = 5/5, age range 25–53; (b) = 10, f/m = 5/5, age range 27–51 | Healthy |
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| Changes in regional cerebral oxygenation after various methods of acupuncture [27] | Observational | = 88: f/m = 50/38, age range 19–38 | Healthy |
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| Effects of manual and laser acupuncture on cerebral oxygenation [30] | Observational | = 3, male, ages 25, 50, and 70 | Healthy |
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| P-STIM auricular electroacupuncture [32] | Observational | = 2, female, ages 23 and 27 | Healthy |
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| Regional cerebral oxygenation changes during and after acupuncture [33] | Observational | = 12: f/m = 4/8, age range 26–41 | Healthy |
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| Cerebral parameters of healthy subjects after stimulating acupuncture points associated with intracranial pressure [38] | Observational | = 34, f/m = 24/10, age range 20–35
Intensive care patient after severe head injury ( = 1, age 15) | Healthy |
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| Acupuncture for cerebrovascular dementia [34] | Case study | = 1, age 77, female | Cerebrovascular dementia |
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| Changes in regional cerebral oxygen saturation in neonates undergoing laser acupuncture at Hegu LI 4 [37] | Observational | = 20: f/m = 8/12, age < 1 | Neonates |
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| Effects on brain activity of trigger point (TP) versus nontrigger point stimulation and de-qi induction [35] | Comparative | = 20: f/m = 5/15, age range: 19–30
TP first: f/m = 1/9, non-TP first: f/m = 3/7 | Healthy |
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| Effects of acupuncture at Hegu LI 4 on central frontal cortex [31] | Observational | = 16, f/m = 9/7, age range 19–45 | Healthy |
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| Compare blood oxygenation in stimulation region and distant region in trapezius muscle [40] | Controlled | = 19: AS = 9: f/m = 7/2 age 36
no AS = 10: f/m = 7/3, age 29 | Healthy, acupuncture-experienced |
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| Tender dry point needling for neck pain (katakori) Experiment I [41] | Controlled | = 9: f/m = 7/2, age range 22–48; control = 4: f/m = 0/4, age range 25–27 | Neck pain |
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| Tender dry point needling for neck pain (katakori) Experiment II [41] | Observational | = 13: f/m = 8/5, age range 24–48 | Neck pain |
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| Effect of acupressure at Xiyangguan GB 33 on regional oxygen saturation of deeper knee tissues [39] | Observational | = 12: f/m = 5/7, age: 23.8 ± 1.6 yrs | Healthy |
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| Effect of laser needle stimulation at acupuncture point on blood flow and oxygenation in forearm [42] | Randomized
Double-blinded Placebo-controlled | = 33: age 26.6 3.4
laser/no-laser = 18/15 | Healthy |
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| Near-infrared optical imaging to evaluate efficacy of acupuncture on peripheral tissue perfusion [36] | Observational | = 2: f/m = 1/1, age 20/39 | Healthy |
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