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Symptoms are combated but the disease remains untreated - Comment on the editorial by Kamran Abbasi et al
Complement Ther Med. 2024 Jan 10:103015. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103015. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38336549 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103015 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - February 9, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: O R van Loon A J Tom van Loon Source Type: research

Effects of dried okra extract on lipid profile, renal function and some RAGE-related inflammatory genes expression in patients with diabetic nephropathy: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Daily 125 mg DOE along with nutritional recommendations on top of usual care did not lead to significant changes in renal function indices, lipid profile, and inflammatory genes expression in patients with DN.PMID:38336011 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103027 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - February 9, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nazgol Bahreini Maryam Saghafi-Asl Omid Nikpayam Ehsan Safaei Vahideh Sadra Laleh Fakhr Hanieh Beyrampour-Basmenj Parina Asgharian Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi Source Type: research

Biofield therapies: Guidelines for reporting clinical trials
Complement Ther Med. 2023 Dec 28:103011. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.103011. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA set of guidelines has been developed to help improve reporting of clinical trials of biofield therapies. The need for enhanced transparency when reporting trials of this family of integrative health practices, e.g., External Qigong, Healing Touch, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch, has been advocated in systematic reviews of these studies. The guidelines, called Biofield Therapies: Reporting Evidence Guidelines (BiFi REGs), supplement CONSORT 2010 by including details of the intervention protocols relevant to biofield therap...
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Richard Hammerschlag Meredith L Sprengel Ann L Baldwin Source Type: research

Effects of melatonin on blood pressure, arterial stiffness and quality of life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: In healthy postmenopausal women, supplementation with 10 mg melatonin was well-tolerated, but we did not observe any significant improvements in pulse wave velocity, blood pressure or quality of sleep compared with placebo.PMID:38253213 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103026 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 22, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Anne Kristine Amstrup Lars Rejnmark Source Type: research

Effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy and pet-robot interventions in reducing depressive symptoms among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Our study concluded that AAT and DAT had a moderate and statistically significant effect as interventions to reduce depressive symptoms in older adults. On the other hand, PRI did not show a significant effect in reducing depressive symptoms.PMID:38232905 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103023 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 17, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: David Villarreal-Zegarra Teodoro Yllescas-Panta Sof ía Malaquias-Obregon Andrea D ámaso-Román Nikol Mayo-Puchoc Source Type: research

Curcumin effects on glycaemic indices, lipid profile, blood pressure, inflammatory markers and anthropometric measurements of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
CONCLUSION: Curcumin supplementation in doses of 50-3000 mg/day over 8-12 weeks was associated with significant reductions in levels of FBG, HOMA-IR, TG, TC, LDL, weight and BMI in patients with NAFLD. Previous studies have reported curcumin as a safe complementary therapy for several diseases. We would suggest that should curcumin supplements be used clinically in specific conditions, it should be used with caution. Also, difference in grades of NAFLD may effect the evaluated outcomes, so it is suggested that future studies be conducted with an analyses on subgroups according to their NAFLD grade. Furthermore, because of ...
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 17, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Armin Ebrahimzadeh Shokouh Mohseni Mohammad Safargar Abbas Mohtashamian Sara Niknam Mohammadreza Bakhoda Sanaz Afshari Amirhossein Jafari Anahita Ebrahimzadeh Sara Fooladshekan Alireza Mohtashami Gordon A Ferns Siavash Babajafari Zahra Sohrabi Source Type: research

Acupuncture for post-stroke spasticity: An overview of systematic reviews
CONCLUSION: Based on the evidence, acupuncture may be a promising complementary treatment to improve post-stroke spasticity and quality of life. Further high-quality RCTs are needed in future studies to support the broader application of acupuncture for the treatment of PSS.PMID:38232907 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103024 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 17, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lizhen Yi Linxing Huang Ruixue Chen Sheng Zhan Huiyuan Huang Zenghui Yue Source Type: research

Evidence of the interactions between immunosuppressive drugs used in autoimmune rheumatic diseases and Chinese herbal medicine: A scoping review
CONCLUSION: Overall level of evidence for the included studies were low, though interactions between cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Hypericum perforatum and Schisandra sphenanthera were the most and well-documented. Healthcare professionals should actively enquire about the concurrent use of CHM in patients, especially when drugs with a narrow therapeutic index are consumed.PMID:38218549 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103017 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 13, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ting Hui Woon Melissa Jia Hui Tan Yu Heng Kwan Warren Fong Source Type: research

Effects of traditional Chinese exercises in fibromyalgia syndrome: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
CONCLUSIONS: TCEs can improve pain, sleep quality and depression in patients with FMS and are safe. However, they do not improve the quality of life significantly. Further large-scale, high-quality, and multi-center RCTs are required to verify the efficacy of TCEs.PMID:38211633 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103019 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 11, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hongshi Zhang Xiaotu Zhang Yidan Wang Xuefeng Sun Sixuan Li Jindan Zhang Jundong Jiao Source Type: research

Bitter ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) for patients with solid tumors with no treatment options: A pilot clinical study
CONCLUSIONS: Bitter ginger showed promising results in improving the quality of life and reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in the study population. A randomized placebo-controlled study is necessary to confirm these results. This trial was registered under the number FMABC: CAAE - 93459418.00000082, at ISRCTN (BIOMED CENTRAL) NUMBER 4388 (03/07/23) and at Plataforma Brasil (https://plataformabrasil.saude.gov.br/login.jsf).PMID:38199583 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103021 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 10, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Larissa Vieira de Queiroz Jos é Favoreto Neto Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca Carlos Cleomir Pinheiro Auro Del Giglio Source Type: research