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"Patients' beliefs regarding the receipt of acupuncture bore a stronger relationship to pain than any specific action possessed by acupuncture." Eval Health Prof. (2005)
Acupuncture delivered in 8 sessions over 4 weeks decreased pain but did not perform any better than placebo from a clinical perspective. Annals of Internal Medicine (21st December 2004)
This review could not confirm that acupuncture was an effective treatment for cocaine abuse. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (December 2004)
Concludes that acupuncture appeared to be safe but without clear evidence of benefit. (1st December 2004)
Conlcudes that the data do not allow firm conclusions about the effectiveness of acupuncture for acute low-back pain. (30th October 2004)
Concludes that there is insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of acupuncture compared to medication, or to wait list control or sham acupuncture, in the management of depression. (17th march 2004)
Neither band nor placebo prevented the development of motion sickness, regardless of whether the bands were used correctly or incorrectly. Aviat Space Environ Med. (March 2004)
This study found no evidence that acupuncture is effective against postoperative nausea and vomiting. A subgroup analysis found that vomiting was significantly reduced among the acupuncture patients, but the authors noted that this finding might be due to studying multiple outcomes. Anaesthesia (February 2004)
A double-blind, controlled study of 327 patients at a Turkish hospital found no evidence that electroacupuncture could prevent nausea and retching during gastroscopy, a procedure in which a flexible instrument is passed through the mouth into the stomach. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology (2004)
Concludes that more evidence is needed to show whether acupuncture is beneficial for Bell's palsy. (24th October 2003)
Concludes that there is insufficient evidence describing the efficacy of acupuncture to induce labour. (10th October 2003)
Concludes that there is not enough evidence to make recommendations about the value of acupuncture in asthma treatment. (11th March 2003)
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS:
Concludes the acupuncture to the kidney-bladder distinct meridian neither relieves lower urinary tract symptoms nor impacts PSA. Journal of Urology (March 2003)
Concludes that there is currently insufficient evidence to recommend acupuncture as a treatment for pain from osteoarthritis of the knee. Aten Primaria (December 2002)
Concludes that in patients with moderate persistent asthma, a short course of acupuncture treatment resulted in no change in lung functions, bronchial hyperactivity, or patient symptoms. CHEST (May 2002)
"This systematic review confirms the findings from other reviews which indicate consistent support for the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of postoperative nausea/vomiting, and dental pain. For other indicators the robustness of the effect of acupuncture is debatable and its clinical value questionable for conditions such as idiopathic headaches, chronic pain, smoking and fibromyalgia, however some reviews indicated promising results." Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (March 2002) [pdf]
This trial demonstrated a placebo effect of traditional acupuncture in chronic LBP (low back pain). Pain (March 2002)
Concludes that perceived acupuncture outcomes seem not to be related to placebo effects and patient expectations, but rather to client-practitioner relationship factors. American Journal of Public Health (2002)
"Further well-done trials are needed. Until then, we remain skeptical and cannot recommend acupuncture for the treatment of asthma." CHEST (2002)
Concludes that Traditional Chinese Medical acupuncture was relatively ineffective. Archives of Internal Medicine (April 2001)