Intervention Protocol

Acupuncture for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in neonates

  1. Virginia Wong*,
  2. Daniel KL Cheuk,
  3. Vanessa Chu

Editorial Group: Cochrane Neonatal Group

Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 27 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007968

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Wong V, Cheuk DKL, Chu V. Acupuncture for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in neonates (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007968. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007968.

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  1. The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong SAR, China

*Virginia Wong, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. vcnwong@hkucc.hku.hk.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: New
  2. Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To determine the effect of acupuncture on mortality and morbidity in neonates with HIE.

The following hypotheses will be investigated:

  1. To determine the effect of acupuncture on short-term (seizures, death) and long-term (developmental delay, visual or auditory impairments).
  2. To determine the effect of acupuncture on the speed and extent of rehabilitation/disability (of HIE complications) in neonates with HIE.
  3. To determine the effect of acupuncture on quality of life.
  4. To determine the effect of acupuncture on other adverse effects.

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