OA03.01. Acupuncture for chronic pain: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized trials
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Purpose Although acupuncture is widely used for chronic pain, there remains uncertainty about the clinical impact. The aim of this study is to determine the effect size of acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture and the effect size of acupuncture vs. non acupuncture controls for four conditions, back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic headache. More precision can be obtained in a metaanalysis when using individual patient data, and it also provides an opportunity to explore treatment effect modifiers.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012