Influence of Control Group on Effect Size in Trials of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: In a recent individual patient data meta-analysis, acupuncture was found to be superior to both sham and non-sham controls in patients with chronic pain. In this paper we identify variations in types of sham and non-sham controls used and analyze their impact on the effect size of acupun...

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Autores principales: MacPherson, Hugh, Vertosick, Emily, Lewith, George, Linde, Klaus, Sherman, Karen J., Witt, Claudia M., Vickers, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24705624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093739

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24705624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093739

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