Is sham acupuncture as effective as traditional Chinese acupuncture? It's too early to say / 中国结合医学杂志
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
;
(12): 483-489, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-229511
ABSTRACT
Many clinical trials and experimental studies claim that sham acupuncture is as effective as traditional Chinese acupuncture. However, these studies have no standard sham acupuncture control and many other factors can affect the clinical effect. These factors include needle retention time, treatment frequency, and the total number of treatments needed for satisfactory results, and all can change the clinical effect. The majority of existing acupuncture treatment studies do not consider these factors and lack standard dosage criteria. Therefore, it is still too early to conclude that sham acupuncture is as effective as traditional Chinese acupuncture. This article investigates the factors that influence the curative effect of acupuncture as to help set a standard for acupuncture studies in the future.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychology
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Time Factors
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Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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