Classic Chinese Acupuncture versus Different Types of Control Groups for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (2000-2018).

Yan-Jiao ChenGabriel Shimizu Bassi Yong-Qing Yang

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2019)

Sham acupuncture may not be appropriate as a control intervention for assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture. Acupuncture effectiveness in controlling chronic pain is still limited due to the low quality of the studies published.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
pain management
clinical trial
case control