Charlie Changli Xue

review 2025

Vitamin D for primary dysmenorrhea and endometriosis-related pain - A systematic review of registered RCTs

PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0321393

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review investigates the potential role of vitamin D supplement in alleviating pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea or endometriosis by analysing registered randomised controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: We co…

review 2023

Acupuncture and moxibustion for endometriosis: A systematic review and analysis

Complementary therapies in medicine ·doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102963

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the effect of acupuncture on symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Nine biomedical databases were searched to April 2022 to identify randomized controll…

review 2023

Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

·doi:10.2139/ssrn.4394532

2019

Acupuncture for cancer pain: protocol for a pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025564

IntroductionAlthough acupuncture has been recommended for alleviating cancer pain by clinical guidelines, the level of the supporting evidence needs to be improved. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial (pRCT) in a hospital setting would …

2013

Pain research in complementary and alternative medicine in Australia: a critical review.

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0233

BackgroundSixty percent (60%) to 80% of patients who visit chiropractic, osteopathic, or Chinese medicine practitioners are seeking pain relief.ObjectivesThis article aimed to identify the amount, quality, and type of complementary and alte…