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Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy to delay lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear.
Guixing Xu, Qin Luo, Mingsheng Sun, Liuyang Huang, Jiali Liu, Chunyan Yang, Qingsong Huang, Chan Xiong, Zuoqin Yang, Sha Yang, Fang Zeng, Fanrong Liang   +11 more
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New Development in Sham Acupuncture Needle [PDF]

, 2013
Due to the lack of an appropriate placebo, the general scientific society has questioned studies on the effects of acupuncture. The double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is said to be the gold standard for showing that a treatment has a specific effect over placebo. But acu‐ puncture treatments undoubtedly involve placebo effects. In order to
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Acupuntura manual no Baihui (VG20) melhora o aprendizado e a memória em camundongos [PDF]

, 2013
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Florianópolis, 2013.Por muitos anos, a memória tem fascinado os filósofos, psicólogos e neurocientistas.
Franco, Cirene Aparecida
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Average MASS scores (mean ± SE) across electro-acupuncture and sham acupuncture conditions.

, 2013
Average MASS scores (mean ± SE) across electro-acupuncture and sham acupuncture conditions.
Irving Kirsch (87644), Brian Claggett (439948), Ted J. Kaptchuk (234474), Jian Kong (164512), Jordan W. Smoller (236500), Rosa Spaeth (439946), Amanda Cook (439947), Randy L. Gollub (339074), Mark Vangel (439949)   +8 more
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Effect sizes of acupuncture in comparison to sham acupuncture or no treatment.

, 2018
Effect sizes of acupuncture in comparison to sham acupuncture or no treatment.
Wenbo Peng (1501150), David Sibbritt (313220), Caleb Ferguson (4897102), Jane Frawley (5049530), Romy Lauche (85045), Jon Adams (313221)   +5 more
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Blinding assessment in randomised sham-controlled trials of acupuncture:protocol for a systematic survey

BMJ Open
Introduction Although various sham acupuncture techniques have been employed to ensure blinding in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture, the effectiveness of blinding in these trials and its influence on trial effect size estimates remain ...
Ling Li, Xin Sun, Jiali Liu, Minghong Yao, Yong Fu, Jiahui Yang, Xiaochao Luo   +6 more
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Short-term effect of acupuncture on intraocular pressure in healthy subjects

, 2010
Purpose To evaluate the short-term effect of acupuncture on the intraocular pressure (IOP) in healthy subjects.Methods A randomised controlled double-blinded trial was performed.
Melo, Luiz Alberto S. [UNIFESP], Meira-Freitas, Daniel [UNIFESP], Cariello, Angelino Julio [UNIFESP], Tabosa, Angela [UNIFESP], Vita, Ruth Cardoso [UNIFESP]   +4 more
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Effects of needling at Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupuncture point on blood glucose levels and cardiovascular functions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized placebo-controlled study

Digital Chinese Medicine
Objective: To determine the effect of needling at Sanyinjiao (SP6) on random blood glucose (RBG) levels and cardiovascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
S. Priyadharshini, A. Mooventhan, Venkatalakshmi Saravanan, N. Mangaiarkarasi   +3 more
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Is sham acupuncture necessary? [PDF]

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2008
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The role of acupuncture in the treatment of threatened miscarriage : findings from a randomised trial and semi structured interviews

, 2013
Threatened miscarriage is a common complication of pregnancy with risk factors for miscarriage or premature labour. Although only a ‘wait and see approach’ is advised medically, treatment recommendations exist within acupuncture texts.
Betts, Debra (S29056), Smith, Caroline (R11597), Dahlen, Hannah G. (R13596)   +2 more
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