Discussion highlights limitations in randomized trial design of acupuncture, suggesting strategies for improvement.
Yiming Chen,1,2 Hongyu Xie,1 Min Ye,1 Lele Zhang,1 Aihong Yuan1,2 1Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui, 230038, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Aihong Yuan, Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 117 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, People’s Republic of China, Email yuanah2023@163.com
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