The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology (한방안이비인후피부과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology (대한한방안이비인후피부과학회)
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A Comparative Clinical Study on an Electronic Moxibustion with Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome

건성안 증후군에 대한 전자뜸과 침의 효과 비교 임상연구

  • Ji-Shik, Park (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Ji-Hoon, Song (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Min-Yeong, Jung (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Jung-Hwa, Choi (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Soo-Yeon, Park (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology, College of Korean medicine, Dongshin University)
  • 박지식 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 송지훈 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 정민영 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 최정화 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 박수연 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과학교실)
  • Received : 2023.01.15
  • Accepted : 2023.02.13
  • Published : 2023.02.25
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Abstract

Objectives : Recently, the number of patients with dry eye syndrome has been steadily increasing. However, established treatment for it does not yet exist. This study compared electronic moxibustion with acupuncture for patients with dry eye in terms of efficacy and safety. Methods : This trial was designed as an investigator-initiated, single-blinded, comparative, randomized controlled trial. Thirty patients with dry eye were randomized to the electronic moxibustion treatment group(EMG) or the acupuncture treatment group(AG) in equal proportion. The participants who assigned to the EMG were treated with electronic moxibustion to ten acupoints including both sides of BL2, GB14, TE23, and LI4 for 12 minutes. The participants who were assigned to the AG were treated with acupuncture to the same acupoints for 15 minutes. Over 4 weeks, each intervention was carried out twelve times in total. The primary outcome was the ocular surface disease index(OSDI). The secondary outcomes were the subjective symptoms visual analog scale(VAS), quality of life(QoL), Schirmer I test(SIT), and general assessment. Adverse events and vital signs were also investigated for safety assessment. Results : In intragroup comparisons, both the EMG and the AG significantly improved the OSDI scores, the subjective symptoms VAS scores, the QoL scores, and the SIT results after 4 weeks of the trial. However, there were no statistical differences in intergroup comparisons between the two groups after 4 weeks. The safety of electronic moxibustion and acupuncture was confirmed by no occurrence of serious adverse events. Conclusions : Both electronic moxibustion and acupuncture were effective for dry eye syndrome, and they were safe. Electronic moxibustion and acupuncture can be used for dry eye syndrome as equivalent treatments.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(2019R1A2C1006674).

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