Acupuncture is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicines worldwide.In recent years,rapid progress has been made in clinical research on acupuncture.Clinical studies on acupuncture treatment f...Acupuncture is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicines worldwide.In recent years,rapid progress has been made in clinical research on acupuncture.Clinical studies on acupuncture treatment for diseases such as chronic severe functional constipation,female stress urinary incontinence,migraine prophylaxis,chronic stable angina,and postprandial distress syndrome have been published in top journals including Annals of Internal Medicine,British Medical Journal,etc.These studies have further confirmed the effects of acupuncture and promoted the international development and influence of acupuncture.High-quality clinical research on acupuncture is inseparable from the scientific application of clinical research methodology.Although clinical research methodology has been well established,there still faces many challenges in evaluating the effects of acupuncture.展开更多
Placebo control is designed to evaluate the specific effect of one intervention.Relevant studies showed that acupuncture has a considerable placebo effect affected by many factors.In this paper,the relevant articles o...Placebo control is designed to evaluate the specific effect of one intervention.Relevant studies showed that acupuncture has a considerable placebo effect affected by many factors.In this paper,the relevant articles of acupuncture placebo studies all around the world were reviewed comprehensively to clarify the definition of acupuncture placebo effect and its psychological mechanism.The factors of acupuncture placebo effect were discussed in view of three aspects,i.e.types of sham acupuncture as control,patient-doctor interaction and outcome types.Eventually,the issues encountered in current studies of acupuncture placebo effect were described,e.g.lack of relevant studies especially with systematic and in-depth approaches in this field,inappropriate classification of specific non-needling effect relevant with acupuncture theory,and inaccurate assessment of acupuncture placebo effect due to the dificulty of sham-acupuncture design.In order to drive the future research direction of acupuncture placebo effect,it is suggested that more attention should be paid on the topic,including but not limited to correct recognition of the holistic effect of acupuncture,the appropriate design of sham acupuncture and in-depth research of mechanism of acupuncture placebo effect and its contributing factors.展开更多
文摘Acupuncture is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicines worldwide.In recent years,rapid progress has been made in clinical research on acupuncture.Clinical studies on acupuncture treatment for diseases such as chronic severe functional constipation,female stress urinary incontinence,migraine prophylaxis,chronic stable angina,and postprandial distress syndrome have been published in top journals including Annals of Internal Medicine,British Medical Journal,etc.These studies have further confirmed the effects of acupuncture and promoted the international development and influence of acupuncture.High-quality clinical research on acupuncture is inseparable from the scientific application of clinical research methodology.Although clinical research methodology has been well established,there still faces many challenges in evaluating the effects of acupuncture.
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文摘Placebo control is designed to evaluate the specific effect of one intervention.Relevant studies showed that acupuncture has a considerable placebo effect affected by many factors.In this paper,the relevant articles of acupuncture placebo studies all around the world were reviewed comprehensively to clarify the definition of acupuncture placebo effect and its psychological mechanism.The factors of acupuncture placebo effect were discussed in view of three aspects,i.e.types of sham acupuncture as control,patient-doctor interaction and outcome types.Eventually,the issues encountered in current studies of acupuncture placebo effect were described,e.g.lack of relevant studies especially with systematic and in-depth approaches in this field,inappropriate classification of specific non-needling effect relevant with acupuncture theory,and inaccurate assessment of acupuncture placebo effect due to the dificulty of sham-acupuncture design.In order to drive the future research direction of acupuncture placebo effect,it is suggested that more attention should be paid on the topic,including but not limited to correct recognition of the holistic effect of acupuncture,the appropriate design of sham acupuncture and in-depth research of mechanism of acupuncture placebo effect and its contributing factors.
