Plausible Mechanism of Sham Acupuncture Based on Biomarkers: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. [PDF]
Front Neurosci, 2022 IntroductionSham acupuncture was developed to be used as an inert control intervention in clinical trials of acupuncture. However, controversies exist regarding the validity of sham acupuncture.
Kim TH, Lee MS, Birch S, Alraek T.
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ACURATE: A guide for reporting sham controls in trials using acupuncture [PDF]
Integrative Medicine Research, 2023 This paper presents the Acupuncture Controls gUideline for Reporting humAn Trials and Experiments (ACURATE) checklist, an extension of The Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) and to be used along with STandards for Reporting ...
Ye-Seul Lee +4 more
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Different Outcomes According to Needling Point Location Used in Sham Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Cancers (Basel), 2023 Numerous acupuncture studies have been conducted on cancer-related pain; however, its efficacy compared to sham acupuncture remains controversial.
Lee B +8 more
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Descriptions of sham acupuncture in randomised controlled trials: a critical review of the literature. [PDF]
BMC Complement Med Ther, 2023 Background Sham acupuncture is usually used to assess the specific effects of acupuncture. However, the reporting quality of sham acupuncture remains unclear despite its critical importance in understanding and analyzing the effects of acupuncture.
Xie Y +8 more
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes and saliva production associated with acupuncture at LI-2 acupuncture point: a randomized controlled study [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2008 Background Clinical studies suggest that acupuncture can stimulate saliva production and reduce xerostomia (dry mouth). We were interested in exploring the neuronal substrates involved in such responses.
Holodny Andrei I +3 more
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Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture in sham-controlled trials for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
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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Being Adaptive to Pain Enhances Sham Acupuncture Analgesia: A Crossover Healthy Human Study [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, 2017 We have reported a model that distinguishes pain adaptive individuals (PA) from those who are pain non-adaptive (PNA). The present randomised, cross-over, participant-assessor blinded study aimed to determine the impact of pain adaptability on ...
Zhen Zheng +6 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 ...
Lee B +8 more
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Harmonic effects of sham acupuncture at Tsu San Li (St-36) in the radial pulse wave. [PDF]
J Tradit Complement Med, 2023 Background and aim: Acupuncture has been criticized as a theatrical placebo for the sham effect. Unfortunately, sham tests used in control groups in acupuncture studies have always ignored the underlying biophysical factors, including resonance involved ...
Hsueh KC +5 more
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Review of controlled clinical trials on acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in Germany
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013 To examine German controlled clinical trials on the therapeutic effects of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture, and to find whether there are problems with the conclusion that sham acupuncture has no significant deviation from acupuncture.We focused on literature from the last ten years (2002-2011) included in PubMed about controlled clinical trials on ...
Hui Ben +7 more
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