Factors Contributing to De Qi in Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trials

De qi is a core concept of acupuncture and is necessary to produce therapeutic effect. In 2010, de qi has been received as a term in the official extension of the CONSORT Statement. However, there are few articles that discuss which factors have influences on obtaining de qi in clinical trials. This...

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Autores principales: Yang, Yi, Wang, Lin-Peng, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Li-Chen, Wei, Jia, Li, Jia-Jian, Sun, Yi-Le
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/329392
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Sumario:De qi is a core concept of acupuncture and is necessary to produce therapeutic effect. In 2010, de qi has been received as a term in the official extension of the CONSORT Statement. However, there are few articles that discuss which factors have influences on obtaining de qi in clinical trials. This paper aims to explore these factors and give advice on trial design in order to optimize de qi in acupuncture RCTs.

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