Sham acupuncture and placebo acupuncture in clinical trials

The commonly used terms "sham acupuncture" and "placebo acupuncture" in clinical acupuncture research is compared and analyzed in this article. In terms of their respective characteristics, sham acupuncture has a wider scope, including various types of acupoints, needle insertion at non-acupoint or non-insertion at acupoints, while placebo acupuncture mainly focuses on non-insertion at acupoints. Sham acupuncture mainly emphasizes the appearance similarity to real acupuncture, while placebo acupuncture emphasizes both similarity in appearance and the absence of therapeutic effects. Properly distinguishing and applying sham acupuncture and placebo acupuncture can help standardize their usage in terminology. Considering the difficulty in setting up qualified placebo acupuncture, it is suggested that researchers use the term "sham acupuncture" to describe the acupuncture control methods used in clinical research.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion - 43(2023), 7 vom: 12. Juli, Seite 821-4

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Xiao-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Shi-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bao-Yan [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Blinding
Clinical trials
Control
English Abstract
Journal Article
Placebo acupuncture
Sham acupuncture

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221226-k0001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359306640