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Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Linde, K; Niemann, K; Meissner, K
Title:
Are sham acupuncture interventions more effective than (other) placebos? A re-analysis of data from the Cochrane review on placebo effects.
Abstract:
A recent Cochrane review on placebo interventions for all kinds of conditions found that 'physical placebos' (which included sham acupuncture) were associated with larger effects over no-treatment control groups than 'pharmacological placebos'. We re-analyzed the data from this review to investigate whether effects associated with sham acupuncture differed from those of other 'physical placebos'.All trials included in the Cochrane review as investigating 'physical placebos' were classified as in...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Forsch Komplementmed
Year:
2010
Journal volume:
17
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
259-64
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000320374
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20980765
Print-ISSN:
1661-4119
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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