Are acupoints specific for diseases? A systematic review of the randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture controls [PDF]
Chinese Medicine, 2010 Background The results of many clinical trials and experimental studies regarding acupoint specificity are contradictory. This review aims to investigate whether a difference in efficacy exists between ordinary acupuncture on specific acupoints and sham ...
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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, Tae-Hun Kim, Stephen Birch
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A systematic review of sham acupuncture validation studies. [PDF]
BMC Complement Med TherAbstract Background Acupuncture is widely used worldwide; however, studies on its effectiveness have been impeded by limitations regarding the design of appropriate control groups. In clinical research, noninvasive sham acupuncture techniques can only be applied through validation studies.
Lim SM, Go E.
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Acupuncture versus Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain [PDF]
American Journal of Medicine, 2008 Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) afflicts 2%-10% of adult men. Available therapies offer little or no proven benefit. Because acupuncture represents an attractive "natural" therapy, we compared the efficacy of acupuncture to sham acupuncture for CP/CPPS.Participants met US National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria
Lee, S +11 more
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Randomized study exploring the combination of radiotherapy with two types of acupuncture treatment (ROSETTA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Trials, 2017 Background Adverse effects such as fatigue, pain, erythema, nausea and vomiting are commonly known in patients undergoing irradiation (RT) alone or in combination with chemotherapy (RCHT). Patients suffering from these symptoms are limited in their daily
Rebecca Asadpour +4 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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Non-penetrating sham needle, is it an adequate sham control in acupuncture research?
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2011 This study aimed to determine whether a non-penetrating sham needle can serve as an adequate sham control.We conducted a randomised, subject-blind, sham-controlled trial in both acupuncture-naïve and experienced healthy volunteers.Participants were randomly allocated to receive either real acupuncture (n=39) or non-penetrating sham acupuncture (n=40 ...
Hyangsook Lee +2 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, 2023 Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Hye-won Lee
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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. While several types of sham acupuncture are currently used, there are on-going debates on which sham acupuncture can meet the ...
Tae-Hun Kim +2 more
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ACURATE: A guide for reporting sham controls in trials using acupuncture
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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