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Abstract

Objective: To assess quality of life and #pain in patients with venous leg ulcers treated with acupuncture.

Design: A #multicenter, prospective, comparative, descriptive, controlled trial was conducted between May 2013 and April 2014.

Settings: Three health care facilities in Brazil

Patients: Eighty consecutive patients with venous leg ulcers were allocated to either the AC group (acupuncture treatment, n = 40) or control group (conservative treatment, n = 40). Most patients in both groups were women, #Caucasians and smokers, with no significant differences between groups. The majority of patients had the ulcer from 6-10 years. Main Outcome Measures: Quality of life and pain were assessed at inclusion and after 3 and 6 weeks of treatment using the Flanagan Quality of Life Scale (FQOLS) and a visual analog scale (VAS), respectively.

Results: After 3 weeks of treatment, VAS pain scores were significantly lower in the AC group compared with controls (P = 0.028), but not after 6 weeks of treatment (P = 0.597). A significant decrease in mean VAS pain scores (P < 0.001) was found in the AC group at 6 weeks (mean, 0.85) compared with baseline (mean, 6.55). Controls had significantly higher FQOLS scores (mean, 90.05) than patients in the AC group (mean, 73.15) at baseline, but not after 6 weeks of treatment (controls' #mean score, 45.76; AC group's mean score, 85.58; P = 0.001).

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Effects of Acupuncture on Quality of Life and Pain in Patients with Venous Ulcers by Geraldo Magela Salome in BJSTR