Historical perspectives on using sham acupuncture in acupuncture clinical trials

Publication Trends in Acupuncture Research: A 20-Year Bibliometric Analysis Based on PubMed

(2016) Yan Ma et al.   PLoS One

The Definition of Placebo in the Informed Consent Forms of Clinical Trials

(2014) Astrid Hernández et al.   PLoS One

Should systematic reviews assess the risk of bias from sham–placebo acupuncture control procedures?

(2014) Ian Appleyard et al.   European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Neural Acupuncture Unit: A New Concept for Interpreting Effects and Mechanisms of Acupuncture

(2012) Zhang-Jin Zhang et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Selecting a control for in vitro fertilization and acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs): how sham controls may unnecessarily complicate the RCT evidence base

(2011) Eric Manheimer   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Challenges and Recommendations for Placebo Controls in Randomized Trials in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

(2010) Felipe Fregni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): extending the CONSORT statement

(2010) H. MacPherson et al.   Acupuncture in Medicine

Minimal acupuncture is not a valid placebo control in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture: a physiologist's perspective

(2009) Iréne Lund et al.   Chinese Medicine

A randomized double blind comparison of real and placebo acupuncture in IVF treatment

(2008) E. W. S. So et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION