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Comparing the effects of individualized, standard, sham and no acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

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Title
Comparing the effects of individualized, standard, sham and no acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
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Trials, May 2013
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-14-129
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Eun-Jung Kim, Chi-Yeon Lim, Eun-Yong Lee, Seung-Deok Lee, Kap-Sung Kim

Abstract

Acupuncture is an effective yet complex therapy, integrating syndrome differentiation, selection of appropriate acupoints and skillful needling techniques. Clinicians carefully tailor acupuncture treatment to each patient. However, most clinical trials of acupuncture have been based on a standardized formula of points for every patient without properly accounting for individualdifferences and, as a result, have not been reflective of the true efficacy of clinical practice. To determine the efficacy of meridian-based syndrome differentiation and Sa-am acupuncture, we have designed a simple pragmatic trial providing individualized treatments while working within a general framework.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Norway 1 <1%
Unknown 104 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 25%
Student > Bachelor 22 21%
Researcher 7 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 5%
Other 14 13%
Unknown 26 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 45 42%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 15%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 2%
Materials Science 2 2%
Other 12 11%
Unknown 26 25%