Issues to consider in determining an adequate treatment in a clinical trial of acupuncture

Abstract: Many clinical trials of acupuncture have administered inadequate treatments, or have inadequately described the treatments used, making it difficult to assess what has actually been tested, and to interpret study results. In this article, issues such as the generalizability of results from a study, what constitutes enough treatment in a study, whether enough treatment was administered in a study, and problems with source documentation of the tested treatment are examined.

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