Thinking on designation of sham acupuncture in clinical research

Randomized controlled trials (RCT) is the source of the raw data of evidence-based medicine. Blind method is adopted in most of the high-quality RCT. Sham acupuncture is the main form of blinded in acupuncture clinical trial. In order to improve the quality of acupuncture clinical trail, based on the necessity of sham acupuncture in clinical research, the current situation as well as the existing problems of sham acupuncture, suggestions were put forward from the aspects of new way and new designation method which can be adopted as reference, and factors which have to be considered during the process of implementing. Various subjective and objective factors involving in the process of trial should be considered, and used of the current international standards, try to be quantification, and carry out strict quality monitoring.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion - 34(2014), 1 vom: 11. Jan., Seite 83-6

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pan, Li-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yi [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 15.04.2014

Date Revised 28.03.2014

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM236800469