Impact of Baseline Expectancy on Outcome Prediction of Real and Sham Acupuncture for Persistent Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Pain in Solid Tumor Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

The association of baseline expectancy and acupuncture response was similar between RA and SA. However, SA seemed to rely more on expectancy than RA. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm this finding.