| Title |
Influence of Control Group on Effect Size in Trials of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0093739 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hugh MacPherson, Emily Vertosick, George Lewith, Klaus Linde, Karen J. Sherman, Claudia M. Witt, Andrew J. Vickers |
| Abstract |
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 acupuncture. |
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| Brazil | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
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| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
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| Researcher | 20 | 13% |
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| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 32 | 20% |
| Unknown | 29 | 18% |
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| Engineering | 4 | 3% |
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