Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Here's another study showing that real AP did not differ much from minimal (sham) AP in a clinical trial. I haven't read the full article (does anyone have access to it?), but this probably shows that there is a large placebo effect from just puncturing someone with needles. The treatment protocol was semi-standardized; there might be a clinical difference when AP was not standardized. Or minimal AP is also an effective treatment. I would love to see the treatment protocol of this study. If the minimal AP needle placement was random, this might be fodder on the mill for those that think that AP is merely a placebo treatment. Cephalalgia. 2006 May;26(5):520-9. Acupuncture in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Alecrim-Andrade J, Maciel-Junior J, Cladellas X, Correa-Filho H, Machado H. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Medicina Interna, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. The purpose of the present trial was to evaluate semi-standardized acupuncture efficacy in migraine prophylaxis. Twenty-eight subjects with migraine were randomized to the real or sham acupuncture groups. Semi-standardized and standardized minimal acupuncture were used, respectively, in the two groups of patients. They were all treated with 16 acupuncture sessions in 12 weeks. Both groups exhibited similar reductions in: percentage of patients with reduction of migraine >/= 40% and >/= 50% regarding frequency of migraine attacks, days with migraine, frequency of migraine attacks, average duration of a migraine attack, rate of rescue medication used, average headache severity rate and other parameters compared with the baseline period. Associated symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, also showed equal estimates in both groups. These findings showed that semi-standardized acupuncture shows no difference from sham acupuncture in preventing migraine attacks. PMID: 16674760 [PubMed - in process] Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 You might want to see who actually designed and performed the acupuncture Also, find out where they performed the sham. Dr. Donald J. Snow, Jr., D.A.O.M., M.P.H., M.S., L.Ac. - Tom Verhaeghe Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:38 PM Chinese Medicine placebo Here's another study showing that real AP did not differ much from minimal (sham) AP in a clinical trial. I haven't read the full article (does anyone have access to it?), but this probably shows that there is a large placebo effect from just puncturing someone with needles. The treatment protocol was semi-standardized; there might be a clinical difference when AP was not standardized. Or minimal AP is also an effective treatment. I would love to see the treatment protocol of this study. If the minimal AP needle placement was random, this might be fodder on the mill for those that think that AP is merely a placebo treatment. Cephalalgia. 2006 May;26(5):520-9. Acupuncture in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Alecrim-Andrade J, Maciel-Junior J, Cladellas X, Correa-Filho H, Machado H. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Medicina Interna, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. The purpose of the present trial was to evaluate semi-standardized acupuncture efficacy in migraine prophylaxis. Twenty-eight subjects with migraine were randomized to the real or sham acupuncture groups. Semi-standardized and standardized minimal acupuncture were used, respectively, in the two groups of patients. They were all treated with 16 acupuncture sessions in 12 weeks. Both groups exhibited similar reductions in: percentage of patients with reduction of migraine >/= 40% and >/= 50% regarding frequency of migraine attacks, days with migraine, frequency of migraine attacks, average duration of a migraine attack, rate of rescue medication used, average headache severity rate and other parameters compared with the baseline period. Associated symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, also showed equal estimates in both groups. These findings showed that semi-standardized acupuncture shows no difference from sham acupuncture in preventing migraine attacks. PMID: 16674760 [PubMed - in process] Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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