Randomisierte Studie zur Akupunktur im Vergleich mit konventioneller Massage und Schein-Laserakupunktur in der Behandlung chronischer HWS-Beschwerden - Bewegungsanalyse

König, A.; Radke, Scott L.; Molzen, H; Haase, M; Müller, Cristina Emöke Erika; Drexler, D; Natalis, M; Krauss, Melissa J.; Behrens, Nicolas; Irnich, D.

doi:10.1055/s-2003-41566

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“…In general, sham acupuncture can be divided into two categories: non-penetrating and penetrating sham acupuncture, which is determined by whether the needle penetrates the skin during the intervention. According to the literature, there are four types of non-penetrating sham acupuncture in use: 1) skin touch on standard points or non-points [24,25], 2) blunt telescoping sham needle [26,27], 3) transcutaneous electrical stimulation [28], and 4) sham laser acupuncture [29,30]. It is reported the non-penetrating sham acupuncture has been applied as a placebo in numerous trials; however, it was also found that 40% of the subjects in these trials could distinguish the sham acupuncture from the real treatment [31], breaking the blind concealment.…”

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The optimized acupuncture treatment for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Liang¹,

Jiang

et al. 2012

Trials

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BackgroundNeck pain is one of the chief symptoms of cervical spondylosis (CS). Acupuncture is a well-accepted and widely used complementary therapy for the management of neck pain caused by CS. In this paper, we present a randomized controlled trial protocol evaluating the use of acupuncture for CS neck pain, comparing the effects of the optimized acupuncture therapy in real practice compared with sham and shallow acupuncture.Methods/DesignThis trial uses a multicentre, parallel-group, randomized, sham acupuncture and shallow acupuncture, controlled single-blind design. Nine hospitals are involved as trial centres. 945 patients who meet inclusion criteria are randomly assigned to receive optimized acupuncture therapy, sham acupuncture or shallow acupuncture by a computerized central randomization system. The interventions past for 4 weeks with eight to ten treatments in total. The group allocations and interventions are concealed to patients and statisticians. The Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) is used as the primary outcome measure, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and The Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) are applied as secondary outcome measures. The evaluation is performed at baseline, at the end of the intervention, and at the end of the first month and the third month during follow-up. The statistical analyses will include baseline data comparison and repeated measures of analysis of variance (ANOVA) for primary and secondary outcomes of group and time differences. Adverse events (AEs) will be reported if they occur.DiscussionThis trial is a multicentre randomized control trial (RCT) on the efficacy of acupuncture for CS neck pain and has a large sample size and central randomization in China. It will strictly follow the CONSORT statement and STRICTA extension guideline to report high-quality study results. By setting the control groups as sham and shallow acupuncture, this study attempts to reveal the effects of real acupuncture versus placebo or non-classic acupuncture treatment and evaluate whether classic Chinese medical acupuncture is effective on CS neck pain. This study will provide evidence for the effects of acupuncture on CS neck pain.Trial RegistrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-TRC-00000184.

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The optimized acupuncture treatment for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Liang¹,

Jiang

et al. 2012

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“…Likewise, the use of placebos for control purposes in said research is essential to assess the real effectiveness of an intervention (7) . However, given the absence of a proper placebo method in acupuncture to be used as control in clinical studies, researchers have applied diverse comparative methods such as TENS (8) , laser (9) , superficial acupuncture (10)(11) , the stimulation of points which are close to acupuncture points (12,10) or a combination of the latter (13)(14)(15) , thus raising questions regarding the internal and external validity of said studies. Developing a placebo acupuncture needle as a control mechanism for clinical research purposes has been a historical challenge in this area of knowledge.…”

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Validación de un nuevo método de acupuntura placebo con potencial doble ciego. Fase II: cegamiento del operador

Francia

Kreiner

Fernández

et al. 2018

Odontoestomatología

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We present a new placebo acupuncture method with potential for double-blinding. In this phase, we evaluate the possibility of blinding the practitioner. Methodology: We conducted two experimental studies using the acupuncture point of the Large Intestine 4 (LI4) as reference. In the first study (I), three practitioners used the device on the same patient. In the second experiment (II), a single acupuncturist used this device on 12 healthy volunteers. Results: In I, out of 30 needles used by the practitioners, they were able to correctly identify 7 needles (23%) (practitioner #1, 2/10; practitioner #2, 4/10; and practitioner #3, 1/10). In experiment II, success rates were around 50%, so there is not enough evidence to state that the acupuncturist recognizes the type of needle used. Conclusions The new device showed high potential for practitioner blinding, suggesting that it is useful to blind even experienced acupuncturists.

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Acupuncture for neck disorders

Trinh

Graham²,

Irnich³

et al. 2016

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Randomisierte Studie zur Akupunktur im Vergleich mit konventioneller Massage und Schein-Laserakupunktur in der Behandlung chronischer HWS-Beschwerden - Bewegungsanalyse

Cited by 11 publications

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The optimized acupuncture treatment for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial

The optimized acupuncture treatment for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Validación de un nuevo método de acupuntura placebo con potencial doble ciego. Fase II: cegamiento del operador

Acupuncture for neck disorders

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