Cupping therapy for fibromyalgia: interim results from a partially randomized patient preference study
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Using a partially randomized patient preference study design to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and cupping therapy for fibromyalgia: study protocol for a partially randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Conducting randomized controlled trials on traditional Chinese non-drug therapies has been limited by factors such as patient preference to specific treatment modality. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of applying a partially randomized patient preference (PRPP) trial model in evaluating the efficacy of two types of traditional Chinese medicine therapies, acupu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Integrative Medicine Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-4220
DOI: 10.1016/j.imr.2015.04.321