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- Action plans with limited patient education only for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Apr-2010
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease characterised by exacerbations, usually infective in origin, which affect symptoms and quality of life. Action plans may help individuals recognise a deterioration in their symptoms and
- Active case finding in contacts of people with tuberculosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Aug-2011
Tuberculosis is a major global health challenge that is caused by a bacteria which is spread by airborne droplets. Mostly patients are identified in high-burden countries when they visit health care facilities ('passive case finding'). Contacts of tubercu
- Active chest compression-decompression for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2014
Active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACDR CPR) uses a hand-held suction device, applied mid-sternum, to compress the chest then actively decompress the chest after each compression. Randomised controlled trials testing this devi
- Active cycle of breathing technique for cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2012
People with cystic fibrosis experience chronic airway infections as a result of mucus build up within the lungs. Repeated infections often cause lung damage and disease. Airway clearance therapies aim to improve mucus clearance, increase sputum production
- Active placebos versus antidepressants for depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Sep-2012
Although there is a consensus that antidepressants are effective in depression, placebo effects are also thought to be substantial. Side effects of antidepressants may reveal the identity of medication to participants or investigators and thus may bias th
- Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Mar-2015
Active management of the third stage of labour involves giving a prophylactic uterotonic, early cord clamping and controlled cord traction to deliver the placenta. With expectant management, signs of placental separation are awaited and the placenta is de
- Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Jun-2010
Expectant management of the third stage of labour involves allowing the placenta to deliver spontaneously or aiding by gravity or nipple stimulation. Active management involves administration of a prophylactic oxytocic before delivery of the placenta, and
- Acupuncture and assisted reproductive technology
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2013
Acupuncture is commonly undertaken during an assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycle although its role in improving live birth and pregnancy rates is unclear.
- Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Although low-back pain is usually a self-limiting and benign disease that tends to improve spontaneously over time, a large variety of therapeutic interventions are available for its treatment.
- Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-May-2010
Acupuncture has been used by rehabilitation specialists as an adjunct therapy for the symptomatic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine where thin needles are inserted in specific documented points believed
- Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2014
Acupuncture and related techniques are promoted as a treatment for smoking cessation in the belief that they may reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
- Acupuncture for acute hordeolum
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2017
Hordeolum is an acute, purulent inflammation of the eyelid margin usually caused by obstructed orifices of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid. The condition, which affects sebaceous glands internally or externally, is common. When the meibomian gland in t
- Acupuncture for acute management and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2013
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be life threatening depending on the severity of the insult to the brain. It can also cause a range of debilitating sequelae which require cognitive, motor, communication, emotional, or behavioral rehabilitation of varying
- Acupuncture for acute stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2008
Acupuncture-like sensory stimulation activates multiple efferent (nerve) pathways leading to altered activity in numerous neural systems. Acupuncture is widely accepted by Chinese people and it is increasingly requested by patients and their relatives in
- Acupuncture for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Mar-2011
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood psychiatric disorder with features of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There is increasing interest in complementary and alternative therapies such as acupuncture; however, i
- Acupuncture for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jul-2013
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairment in social interaction, impairment in communication and lack of flexibility of thought and behavior. Acupuncture, which involves the use of needles or pressure to specific points on the body,
- Acupuncture for Bell's palsy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2010
Bell's palsy or idiopathic facial palsy is an acute facial paralysis due to inflammation of the facial nerve. A number of studies published in China have suggested acupuncture is beneficial for facial palsy.
- Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2015
Forty per cent of individuals with early or intermediate stage cancer and 90% with advanced cancer have moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients with cancer pain do not receive adequate pain relief. It has been claimed that acupuncture has a role
- Acupuncture for chronic asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jul-2003
Acupuncture has traditionally been used to treat asthma in China and is used increasingly for this purpose internationally.
- Acupuncture for depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2009
There is interest from the community in the use of self help and complementary therapies for depression. This review examined the currently available evidence supporting the use of acupuncture to treat depression.