Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials : a systematic review

George Shengxi Zhang; Claire Shuiqing Zhang; Hsiewe Ying Tan; Anthony Lin Zhang; Charlie Changli Xue; Yi Min Xie

Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials : a systematic review

George Shengxi Zhang, Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Hsiewe Ying Tan, Anthony Lin Zhang, Charlie Changli Xue, Yi Min Xie

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

![CDATA[Acupuncture has been widely used to treat certain conditions in clinical practice. However, clinical trials with control groups have yielded conflicting results. There is a need for rigorous studies to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture over placebo. Three placebo acupuncture devices have been designed including the Streitberger Device, the Park Device and the Takakura Device. They have been validated and widely used in RCTs. The authors of this systematic review aimed to examine whether these three devices fulfil the requirements of being an ideal placebo. Two major requirements of placebo (maximised blinding and minimised treatment effects) were taken into consideration in this research.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2016 International Conference of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 5-6 November 2016, Tsukuba, Japan
Publisher	World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies. Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

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Conference	World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies. Conference
Period	1/01/16 → …

Keywords

acupuncture
placebos (medicine)
randomized controlled trials as topic

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Zhang, G. S., Zhang, C. S., Tan, H. Y., Zhang, A. L., Xue, C. C., & Xie, Y. M. (2016). Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials : a systematic review. In Proceedings of 2016 International Conference of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 5-6 November 2016, Tsukuba, Japan World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies.

Zhang, George Shengxi ; Zhang, Claire Shuiqing ; Tan, Hsiewe Ying et al. / Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials : a systematic review. Proceedings of 2016 International Conference of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 5-6 November 2016, Tsukuba, Japan. World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 2016.

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Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials : a systematic review. / Zhang, George Shengxi; Zhang, Claire Shuiqing; Tan, Hsiewe Ying et al.
Proceedings of 2016 International Conference of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 5-6 November 2016, Tsukuba, Japan. World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, 2016.

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