Approach to Assess Adequacy of Acupuncture in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review

ConclusionAssessment contents for adequacy or quality of acupuncture in RCTs hadn ’t still reached consensus and no widely used assessment tools appeared. The methodology of available assessment instruments/scales is far from formal and rigorous. A new instrument/tool assessing adequacy of acupuncture should be developed using a formal method.
Source: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research