Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer
Control group selection in clinical trials is challenging, especially in acupuncture studies. A PubMed literature review of control groups in breast cancer acupuncture studies was performed and identified 67 studies for analysis. Although the types of acupuncture controls varied, sham acupuncture wa...
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| author | Molly Siegel Sylvia Baedorf Kassis Weidong Lu Im Hee Shin Ting Bao Barbara E. Bierer |
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| description | Control group selection in clinical trials is challenging, especially in acupuncture studies. A PubMed literature review of control groups in breast cancer acupuncture studies was performed and identified 67 studies for analysis. Although the types of acupuncture controls varied, sham acupuncture was the most common type of control. The rationale and specification of the sham procedures, however, were incomplete and not standardized, despite the availability of guidelines. This may impact the interpretation and replicability of the study findings. A standardized and complete description and rationale for all acupuncture controls are necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7545a3bef4b34fde9217a33e8bcf288a2025-02-03T09:31:05ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982025-02-01421414510.13045/jar.24.0053Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast CancerMolly Siegel0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1683-3073Sylvia Baedorf Kassis1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-512XWeidong Lu2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2838-6307Im Hee Shin3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9136-2407Ting Bao4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-2597Barbara E. Bierer5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-8170Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard, Boston, MA, USAMulti-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Department of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USAMulti-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard, Boston, MA, USAControl group selection in clinical trials is challenging, especially in acupuncture studies. A PubMed literature review of control groups in breast cancer acupuncture studies was performed and identified 67 studies for analysis. Although the types of acupuncture controls varied, sham acupuncture was the most common type of control. The rationale and specification of the sham procedures, however, were incomplete and not standardized, despite the availability of guidelines. This may impact the interpretation and replicability of the study findings. A standardized and complete description and rationale for all acupuncture controls are necessary.acupuncturebreast neoplasmscontrol groupsplacebosrandomized controlled trials |
| spellingShingle | Molly Siegel Sylvia Baedorf Kassis Weidong Lu Im Hee Shin Ting Bao Barbara E. Bierer Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer Journal of Acupuncture Research acupuncture breast neoplasms control groups placebos randomized controlled trials |
| title | Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer |
| title_full | Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer |
| title_short | Analysis of the Choice of Control in Acupuncture Clinical Trials Involving Patients with Breast Cancer |
| title_sort | analysis of the choice of control in acupuncture clinical trials involving patients with breast cancer |
| topic | acupuncture breast neoplasms control groups placebos randomized controlled trials |
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