Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the successfulness of the retractable sham acupuncture needle in blinding patients.
Conclusions. The retractable non-invasive needle seems to have reasonably good capability of blinding patients and is more successful in acupuncture-naive subjects than in experienced ones. The failure to produce similar sensation of stimulation in the sham acupuncture group may be the major reason...
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| Language: | English Chinese |
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6074000 http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-343629 |