A Randomized Clinical Trial of Acupuncture Compared with Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia

Assefi, Nassim; Sherman, Karen J.; Jacobsen, Clemma; Goldberg, Jack; Smith, W. Wayne; Buchwald, Dedra

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-1-200507050-00005

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“…These values are higher than those reported for the same variables in previous studies. [36][37][38][39] In our study, the strength of the effect size observed at the end of the treatment period was notably greater (0.5 vs 0.14) than that reported in a recent systematic review that took into account major clinical trials of acupuncture treatment for fibromyalgia. 21 The observation herein that the positive effects of acupuncture on pain reduction, functional capacity, and quality of life were maintained both at 6 and 12 months is in contrast to previous similar studies.…”

Section: Depressioncontrasting

confidence: 80%

“…21 The observation herein that the positive effects of acupuncture on pain reduction, functional capacity, and quality of life were maintained both at 6 and 12 months is in contrast to previous similar studies. [36][37][38] One fundamental difference between the present study and earlier research is the implementation of individualised treatment that was reassessed throughout the intervention period. This may explain the larger size and/or longer duration of the effect, although we cannot be certain about this as there was no non-individualised acupuncture comparator group in the present study.…”

Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 91%

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Acupuncture for fibromyalgia in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Vas¹,

Santos-Rey²,

Navarro-Pablo

et al. 2017

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur

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Section: Depressioncontrasting

confidence: 80%

Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Acupuncture for fibromyalgia in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Vas¹,

Santos-Rey²,

Navarro-Pablo

et al. 2017

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur

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“…Those in fibromyalgia, 50 chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, 51 breech presentation, 52 tension headache 53 and migraine, 54 have all been negative compared with sham acupuncture controls. One in osteoarthritis of the knee, had statistical improvement over sham acupuncture at three months, but not later.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of systematic reviews of acupuncture published 1996–2005

Derry

McQuay

et al. 2006

Clinical Medicine

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-Systematic reviews of acupuncture have tended to support its use, but few applied rigorous inclusion criteria. We tested the credibility of conclusions of systematic reviews of acupuncture published since 1996 by applying rigorous inclusion criteria. Reinterpretation used randomised and double blind trials with valid outcomes or design, and with information available from at least four trials or from 200 patients. Qualified support for acupuncture was originally reported in 12 out of 35 systematic reviews, and strong support was found in another six. Applying stricter inclusion criteria, however, showed that none of the 35 reviews supported acupuncture, predominantly because there were too few patients in the randomised, double blind studies. Six reviews with more than 200 patients in randomised, double blind studies had good evidence of no benefit. Systematic reviews of acupuncture have overstated effectiveness by including studies likely to be biased. They provide no robust evidence that acupuncture works for any indication.

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“…Pain relief in patients with FMS has been demonstrated in controlled trials of acupuncture (16 -19), although a recent trial found no beneficial effect (20). There are also suggestions that chiropractic care (2) and connective tissue massage (21) may provide short-term symptom relief.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%