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| Title |
Acupuncture for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, July 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-12-173 |
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| Authors |
Soon-Sang Hong, Seung-Hun Cho |
| Abstract |
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuro-psychiatric problem, affecting 7-9% of children. Pharmacological interventions are widely used with behavioral treatments in ADHD. Still, the origin of ADHD is unclear, limiting pharmacological effectiveness and making adverse effects common. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased, especially for developmental and behavioral disorders, such as ADHD. CAM is used by 60-65% of parents of children with ADHD to relieve ADHD-associated symptoms and to avoid the side effects of conventional medication. Acupuncture has been widely used to treat patients with ADHD, but the available evidence of its effectiveness is insufficient. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in patients (both and each treatment naive and conventional therapy children) with ADHD (any subtype) compared to the waitlist control. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 112 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 110 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 17% |
| Researcher | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Professor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 19% |
| Unknown | 20 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 30% |
| Psychology | 22 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 22% |