R: Study casts doubt on Random Controlled Trials in China

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Hi to all. Medicine is one. Mankind is one.

Parachutes (BMJ 2003, written by Hugo: thanks to recall it!) are lots. It is

not impossible, even if difficoult, of course, an RCT with BOTH of the

diagnoses, chinese and western. In 2003 I discussed this possibility with a

chinese MD (Orental AND Western medicine) working for the Chinese Health

Ministery and Cochrane db. In the random choice patients must be selected

(with two comitees) both in the two view of diagnosis. Of course, less than

a 20% will be accepted, but in case of pharmacological (herbal) treatment,

clinical results will be collected in the two methods. Different is the

acu-way: sham acupuncture is so " sham " ? Cochrane db, recently published a

study on true vs sham acup. But is unacceptable that an acupoint " sham " is

only five milimeters far from the " true " one. Parachutes...

 

 

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Da: Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine Per conto di sxm2649

Inviato: martedì 7 luglio 2009 9.24

A: Chinese Medicine

Oggetto: Re: Study casts doubt on Random Controlled Trials in China

 

 

 

 

 

Michael: Nothing personal and the only background information about you in

your post is

 

<<<perhaps because I have western medical training also>>>>.

 

It suggests that you are a MD and it is logical to come up with the

conclusion that you may not be a L Ac. Besides, I missed the last word in

the sentence.

 

My truly apologies if you feel offended. I respect all group members here as

we all share the same goal to better Chinese medicine as a profession.

 

SUNG, Yuk-ming