발달성 언어장애의 침 치료에 대한 최신 임상 연구 동향 - 중국 무작위 배정 임상연구를 중심으로 - = Recent Trends in Clinical Research of Acupuncture Treatment for Developmental Language Disorder - Focused on Chinese Randomized Controlled Trials -

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives This study aimed to analyze randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effect of acupuncture on developmental language disorders and to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment.
Methods The China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wangfang Med Online were searched using the following keywords: “developmental language disorder” and “acupuncture.” Ten RCTs were identified and analyzed for this study.
Results Most studies showed a significantly higher total effective rate, Gesell Developmental Schedule score, and language function score in the acupuncture treatment group than in the control group. The most commonly used acupoints were EX-HN1 and GV24, followed by GB13, GV17, GB19, Speech area 1, Speech area 2, Speech area 3, GV20, PC8, HT7, PC6, CV23, Niesanzhen, BL23, GV14, KI3, GV15, and CV22.
Conclusions Based on the results of the RCTs analyzed in this study, acupuncture was effective in treating developmental language disorders. However, additional well-designed clinical trials are required to confirm the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of developmental language disorders.