Eye acupuncture for pain conditions: a scoping review of clinical studies.

Background: Chinese eye acupuncture, focuses on treating different diseases by applying needle stimulation around the orbit of the eye. Since 1970, it has been used in China for the management of pain-related disorders. This scoping review systematically collected clinical studies on the use of eye acupuncture to treat pain conditions and identify any adverse events.

[A multi-center, randomized control trial on clinical research education to diabetes patients].

Objective: To assess the effect of implementing education about clinical research in changing the awareness and attitudes of diabetic patients.

Methods: A randomized control trial was implemented in 258 patients with diabetes from 6 hospitals. The participants were assigned to the intervention group (129 cases, who received education about the clinical research) and the control group (129 cases, who received no intervention).