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JAMA Intern MedImportance Sciatica is commonly caused by herniated lumbar disc and contributes to severe pain and prolonged disability. Although acupuncture is widely used by patients with chronic sciatica, the evidence of its efficacy is scarce.
Tu JF +17 more
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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture versus Sham Acupuncture: a Systematic Review [PDF]
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2016 Objective: to identify and synthesize the evidence from randomized clinical trials that tested the effectiveness of traditional Chinese acupuncture in relation to sham acupuncture for the treatment of hot flashes in menopausal women with breast cancer.
Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior +5 more
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Acupuncture vs sham acupuncture for simple obesity: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2019 Abstract Background: Obesity is a growing chronic health problem worldwide. Studies about acupuncture for obesity treatment are many. But there are some doubts about the effectiveness of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture in treating obesity due to its lack of an evidence-based medical proof.
Zhong YM +7 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 ObjectivesAlthough many trials have assessed the effect of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis (KOA), its efficacy remains controversial. Sham acupuncture techniques are regarded as representative control interventions in acupuncture trials and sometimes ...
Boram Lee +8 more
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Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2023 Objective Since there is a lack of effective pharmacological therapies for chemotherapy-induced neuropathy and many patients ask for integrative cancer therapies such as acupuncture, the objective of this pilot study was to describe patients’ experiences,
Kristina Lagerstedt MSc +1 more
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JAMA Netw Open, 2022 This randomized clinical trial of women with breast cancer assesses whether short-term acupuncture reduces long-term aromatase inhibitor–related joint pain compared with sham acupuncture or a waiting list control.
Hershman DL +9 more
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Sham Acupuncture Is Not Just a Placebo
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 2022 Sham acupuncture should have two distinct features: first, it must be morphologically similar to verum acupuncture for blinding purposes, and second, it must not exert physiologically expected effects of verum acupuncture.
Tae-Hun Kim, M. Lee, Hyangsook Lee
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Acupuncture Relieved Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a disabling side effect caused by neurotoxic chemotherapy. This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture on CIPN.
Chien-Chen Huang +8 more
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Efficacy of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: a multi-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical research [PDF]
Chinese Medicine, 2020 Background Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common and distressing side effect. We conducted this clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of true acupuncture vs.
Qi-wei Li +12 more
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The effect of sham acupuncture can differ depending on the points needled in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
HeliyonObjective: In sham acupuncture-controlled acupuncture clinical trials, although sham acupuncture techniques are different from those of verum acupuncture, the same acupuncture points are often used for verum and sham acupuncture, raising the question of ...
Boram Lee +8 more
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