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Acupuncture as a complex intervention for depression: A consensus method to develop a standardised treatment protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: To standardise a complex intervention by defining the characteristic (specific) components of treatment for a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture as an intervention for individuals who have been diagnosed with depression using a ...
MacPherson, Hugh, Schroer, Sylvia
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How large are the nonspecific effects of acupuncture? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Medicine, 2010
Background While several recent large randomized trials found clinically relevant effects of acupuncture over no treatment or routine care, blinded trials comparing acupuncture to sham interventions often reported only minor or no differences.
Schneider Antonius, Niemann Karin, Linde Klaus, Meissner Karin   +3 more
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Meta-analysis: Acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and functional limitation. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of acupuncture for treating knee osteoarthritis.
Berman, B.M., Bouter, L.M., Lao, L.X., Linde, K. van der, Manheimer, E.   +4 more
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Methological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on acupuncture for stroke: a review of review [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding acupuncture intervention for stroke and the primary studies within them.
Chen, Xin-Lin, Gao, Ri-Yang, Hu, Yue, Li, Xian-Tao, Lu, Li-ya, Mo, Chuan-Wei, Wu, Min-Feng, Xu, Qian, Zhou, Qian-Yi, Zhou, Xuan   +9 more
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Expectancy and Treatment Interactions: A Dissociation between Acupuncture Analgesia and Expectancy Evoked Placebo Analgesia [PDF]

, 2008
Recent advances in placebo research have demonstrated the mind's power to alter physiology. In this study, we combined an expectancy manipulation model with both verum and sham acupuncture treatments to address: 1) how and to what extent treatment and ...
Amanzio, Beecher, Benedetti, Benedetti, Benedetti, Benedetti, Benedetti, Bingel, Brinkhaus, Bruce Rosen, Bush, Carolyn Zyloney, Charron, Colloca, Colloca, Colloca, Colloca, Craggs, Curran, De Pascalis, Dougherty, Ernst, Fang, Flaten, Fregni, Ginger Polich, Gracely, Gracely, Haake, Han, Hui, Hui, Irving Kirsch, Jian Kong, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kaptchuk, Kirmayer, Kirsch, Kirsch, Kirsch, Kleijnen, Kleinhenz, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Kong, Landauer, Langevin, Langevin, Langevin, Langevin, Langevin, Langevin, Leibing, Levine, Li, Li, Lieberman, Linde, Linde, Linde, Lyerly, Mark Vangel, Mayer, McKay, McManus, Melchart, Melzack, Mesulam, Miller, Montgomery, Muntaner, Napadow, Napadow, Napadow, Pariente, Penick, Penick, Perkins, Petrovic, Petrovic, Pomeranz, Price, Price, Price, Randy Gollub, Scott, Scott, Shapiro, Streitberger, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Vogt, Voudouris, Wager, Wager, White, Wu, Wu, Yoo, Zhang, Zhang, Zubieta   +109 more
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Reporting quality of sham needles used as controls in acupuncture trials: a methodological evaluation

Chinese Medicine, 2022
Objective The description of controls is important in acupuncture clinical trials to interpret its effectiveness without fallacy. This paper aims to evaluate the reporting quality of acupuncture studies on the characteristics of sham needles.
Ye-Seul Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Maria Kim, Minseo Kim, J. Won, Hyangsook Lee, M. Lee, Younbyoung Chae   +7 more
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Are All Placebo Effects Equal? Placebo Pills, Sham Acupuncture, Cue Conditioning and Their Association [PDF]

, 2013
Placebo treatments and healing rituals have been used to treat pain throughout history. The present within-subject crossover study examines the variability in individual responses to placebo treatment with verbal suggestion and visual cue conditioning by
A Hrobjartsson, AD Wasan, AH Roberts, AJ de Craen, AL Geers, AL Geers, Amanda Cook, AR Goldman, B Whalley, Brian Claggett, DD Price, DG Finniss, DL Morton, EF Traut, EW Passarelli, GH Montgomery, H Brody, Irving Kirsch, J Charron, J Kleinhenz, J Kong, J Kong, J Kong, J Kong, Jian Kong, Jordan W. Smoller, K Linde, K Linde, K Streitberger, L Colloca, Mark Vangel, NJ Voudouris, P Huber, P White, Randy L. Gollub, RF Grenfell, RH Gracely, RH Gracely, Rosa Spaeth, S Gelfand, Sam Eldabe, TD Wager, Ted J. Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, U Bingel, U Bingel, V De Pascalis, WJ Conover   +51 more
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Long-Term Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hypnotherapy in Patients with Severe Endometriosis - a Retrospective Evaluation [PDF]

, 2010
Background: 15% of patients with severe endometriosis suffer from pain symptoms in spite of pharmacological and surgical treatments. In this retrospective study we aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined therapy of Traditional Chinese medicine ...
Böhling, Barbara, Meissner, Karin, Schweizer-Arau, Annemaria   +2 more
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Cochrane reviews of acupuncture are dated, do not account for the specific effects of sham controls and likely underestimate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy

Integrative Medicine Research
Background: Because Cochrane reviews represent a quality standard for systematic reviews, we sought to clarify to what extent Cochrane reviews of acupuncture characterize the potential and problematic specific effects of sham acupuncture.
Arya Nielsen, L. Susan Wieland
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A randomised feasibility study using an acupuncture protocol to the Achilles tendon in Achilles tendinopathy [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The prevalence of Achilles tendinopathy is greatest in activities including middle and long distance running, tennis, badminton, volleyball, and its incidence is increasing.
Kishmishian, Berj, Richards, James, Selfe, James   +2 more
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