Application and thinking of evidence-based medicine in clinical acupuncture-moxibustion research / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 529-532, 2010.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-254934
ABSTRACT
The importance of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in clinical acupuncture-moxibustion research is discussed in the paper. The application of EBM and problems in clinical acupuncture-moxibustion research are reviewed. It is put forward that thinking and assumptions of the combination of the evaluation of clinical effectiveness and EBM. The characteristics of acupuncture-moxibustion theory determine that the design of clinical research of acupuncture cannot completely apply the methods of EBM. Future efforts should be made to explore the integrated research design which is adhering to the guidelines of clinical practice of acupuncture. The features and advantages of traditional therapeutic practices should be preserved, and the advanced methods in EBM should be applied. It is great to improve the reliability and repeatability of clinical acupuncture-moxibustion research and to improve the standard and the evaluation system of clinical acupuncture.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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Biomedical Research
/
Moxibustion
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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