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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2010.11.11.4395

A Literature Review of Clinical Trials on Alternative Medicine  

Cho, Hyun (Department of Health Care Management, Inje University, Institute of Health Science and Information, Inje University)
Yoo, Jin-Yeong (Department of Health Administration, Daegu Polytechnic College University)
Park, Soo-Hee (Department of Occupational Therapy, Choonhae College of Health Sciences)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.11, no.11, 2010 , pp. 4395-4403 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to know about condition of alternative medicine. Methods which An literature search in Pubmed January 2000 to March, 2010 was performed. RCT(Randomized Controlled Trial), CCT(Controled Clinical Trials), and OD(efficacy studies with either a controlled or an Other than controlled Design) were included. PubMed databases were searched using key terms relating to alternative medicine. 19 clinical trials were included among 682 studies searched. RCT was 44%, CCT was 16% and OD was 40% in the review. In the all of included studies, the acupuncture and the massage was the biggest part. The using rate was 20% of pain control about Disease of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective tissue, 15% of Certain infectious and parasitic diseases, and 15% of Neoplasms. There was lack of evidence that alternative medicine was effective for progress. Future well-designed clinical trials is needed.
Keywords
Literature review; Clinical trials; Alternative medicine; RCT; CCT; OD;
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