The selection of dermatomes for sham (placebo) acupuncture points is relevant for the outcome of acupuncture studies: a systematic review of sham (placebo)-controlled randomized acupuncture trials

Effectiveness of dry needling for the treatment of temporomandibular myofascial pain: A double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study

(2016) Demirhan Dıraçoğlu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION

Influence of Control Group on Effect Size in Trials of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

(2014) Hugh MacPherson et al.   PLoS One

A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial testing the effects of acupuncture on allergic rhinitis

(2012) S. M. Choi et al.   ALLERGY

Placebo and other psychological interactions in headache treatment

(2012) A. Autret et al.   JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN

Acupuncture in patients with acute low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial

(2012) Jorge Vas et al.   PAIN

Acupuncture to Danzhong but not to Zhongting increases the cardiac vagal component of heart rate variability

(2011) Yasuzo Kurono et al.   AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL

Effect of acupuncture for gastrointestinal activity differs depending on the pathophysiological condition

(2011) D.-S. Oh et al.   Acupuncture in Medicine

Acupuncture for hot flushes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

(2011) D. I. Kim et al.   Acupuncture in Medicine

How large are the nonspecific effects of acupuncture? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2010) Klaus Linde et al.   BMC Medicine

Is acupuncture in addition to conventional medicine effective as pain treatment for endometriosis?

(2010) Katharina Rubi-Klein et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Immediate Effect of Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Xuanzhong (GB39) on Uterine Arterial Blood Flow in Primary Dysmenorrhea

(2010) Yan-Pu Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

German Randomized Acupuncture Trial for chronic shoulder pain (GRASP) – A pragmatic, controlled, patient-blinded, multi-centre trial in an outpatient care environment

(2010) Albrecht F. Molsberger et al.   PAIN

Influence of acupuncture on type I hypersensitivity itch and the wheal and flare response in adults with atopic eczema - a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

(2009) F. Pfab et al.   ALLERGY

Acupuncture in Migraine Prevention

(2009) Jerusa Alecrim-Andrade et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Acupuncture for Treating Acute Attacks of Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2009) Ying Li et al.   HEADACHE

Evaluation of Manual Acupuncture at Classical and Nondefined Points for Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

(2009) Yang-Chun Park et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Sham Acupuncture May Be as Efficacious as True Acupuncture: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

(2009) Howard H. Moffet   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

An fMRI study on the interaction and dissociation between expectation of pain relief and acupuncture treatment

(2009) Jian Kong et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Acupuncture for the treatment of hot flashes in breast cancer patients, a randomized, controlled trial

(2008) Jill Hervik et al.   BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT

A randomized, controlled pilot study of acupuncture treatment for menopausal hot flashes

(2008) Nancy E. Avis et al.   MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY