Han Gajin, Ko Mi Mi, Kim Song-Yi, Lee Ye-Seul
JINRESEARCH, Namyangju, Republic of Korea.
Department of Gastroenterology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Integr Med Res. 2020 Dec;9(4):100423. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2020.100423. Epub 2020 May 19.
Korean medicine (KM), including acupuncture, has been used to treat many patients with ankle sprains in Korea. The purpose of this prospective observational study is to determine how ankle sprains are treated using KM practice and to assess the outcomes of these treatments.
We will perform a prospective observational study to include around 200 participants from KM clinics with a chief complaint of ankle sprain or ankle instability. All participants will receive individualized KM treatments which may include acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, moxibustion, cupping therapy, and herbal medicine. The participants will be assessed on the information related to both ankle discomfort using a visual analogue scale and on the participant's overall condition including quality of life.
Through this study, we would be able to collect specific and detailed data for various treatments from actual practice, such as the characteristics of the KM treatment system for treating ankle sprains or the method of acupuncture point selection. We also expect that the results of this study based on daily clinical practice will allow other researchers to create research questions that are beneficial from a clinical, societal, and patient's perspective.
This study has been registered at the Clinical Research Information Service (CRiS) of Korea: KCT0004016.
在韩国，包括针灸在内的韩医学已被用于治疗许多踝关节扭伤患者。这项前瞻性观察性研究的目的是确定韩医学如何治疗踝关节扭伤，并评估这些治疗的效果。
我们将进行一项前瞻性观察性研究，纳入约200名来自韩医诊所、主诉为踝关节扭伤或踝关节不稳的参与者。所有参与者将接受个体化的韩医学治疗，可能包括针灸、药针、艾灸、拔罐疗法和草药。将使用视觉模拟量表对参与者与踝关节不适相关的信息以及包括生活质量在内的参与者整体状况进行评估。
通过这项研究，我们将能够从实际临床中收集各种治疗的具体详细数据，例如韩医学治疗踝关节扭伤的治疗体系特点或穴位选择方法。我们还期望基于日常临床实践的本研究结果能让其他研究人员从临床、社会和患者的角度提出有益的研究问题。
本研究已在韩国临床研究信息服务中心（CRiS）注册：KCT0004016。
