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Evidence for the Efficacy of a Bioresonance Method in Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Study
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
Aylin Pihtilia
Michael Galleb
Caglar Cuhadarogluc
Zeki Kilicaslana
Halim Isseverd
Feyza Erkana
Tulin Cagataya
Ziya Gulbarana
a Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
b Institute for Biophysical Medicine, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
c Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
d Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Turkey
Summary
Background: Since the 1970s, MORA bioresonance therapy has globally been applied in the context of complementary medicine for various indications. In this regard, practitioners also report successful application in smoking cessation. The present study aims to verify these reports in a controlled study setting. Methods: In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, we subjected the bioresonance method to a prospective, placebocontrolled, double-blind, parallel-group study involving 190 smokers. In both study groups (placebo n = 95; active bioresonance group; n = 95) the course of treatment and study conditions were standardized. Results: 1 week (77.2% vs. 54.8%), 2 weeks (62.4% vs. 34.4%), 1 month (51.1% vs. 28.6%), and 1 year (28.6% vs. 16.1%) after treatment, the success rate in the verum group differed significantly from the results in the placebo group.
Also, the subjective health condition after treatment and subjective assessment of efficacy, polled after 1 week, were significantly more positive among participants in the active bioresonance therapy group than among those in the placebo group. Adverse side effects were not observed. Conclusion: According to the findings attained by this pilot study, bioresonance therapy is clinically effective in smoking cessation and does not show any adverse side effects.
