The impact of expectancy on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for postprandial distress syndrome: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Ling-Yu QiShi-Yan YanJing-Wen Yang Cun-Zhi Liu

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2022)

In this study, the response rate and elimination rate were higher in the high-expectancy group, but no conclusive evidence was found for an association between expectancy and the efficacy of acupuncture and sham acupuncture.

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