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Methodological challenges in design and conduct of randomised controlled trials in acupuncture

Yutong Fei, Huijuan Cao, Ruyu Xia, Qianyun Chai, Changhao Liang, Yuting Feng, Yiran Du, Mingkun Yu, Gordon Guyatt, Lehana Thabane,

BMJ · 2022 · 112 citations · 25 references

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Yu-Tong Fei and colleagues examine the problems with designing and implementing trials of acupuncture

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Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending the CONSORT Statement

Hugh MacPherson, Douglas G. Altman, Richard Hammerschlag et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2010 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Components of placebo effect: randomised controlled trial in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Ted J. Kaptchuk, John M. Kelley, Lisa Conboy et al. · BMJ · 2008 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Introducing a placebo needle into acupuncture research

Konrad Streitberger, Julia Kleinhenz · The Lancet · 1998 · 905 citations

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A neuroanatomical basis for electroacupuncture to drive the vagal–adrenal axis

Shenbin Liu, Zhifu Wang, Yang‐Shuai Su et al. · Nature · 2021 · 768 citations · Full text

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The impact of patient expectations on outcomes in four randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in patients with chronic pain

Klaus Linde, Claudia M. Witt, Andrea Streng et al. · Pain · 2007 · 553 citations

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