Is Sham Laser a Valid Control for Acupuncture Trials?
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Is Sham Laser a Valid Control for Acupuncture Trials?
Methodological problems of acupuncture trials focus on adequate placebo controls. In this trial we evaluated the use of sham laser acupuncture as a control procedure. Thirty-four healthy volunteers received verum laser (invisible infrared laser emission and red light, 45 s and 1 J per point) and sham laser (red light) treatment at three acupuncture points (LI4, LU7 and LR3) in a randomized, dou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neq009