关于JAMA“针刺与假针刺对妇女体外受精活产率影响”一文的分析

Comments on “Effect of Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture on Live Births Among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial” from Journal of the American Medical Association

近年来针灸在体外受精中的应用越来越广泛,而2018年5月15日在JAMA杂志发表的"针刺与假针刺对妇女体外受精(in vitro fertilization,IVF)活产率(live birth rate,LBR)影响"一文的研究结论为不支持采用针刺提高IVF的活产率。为了避免国内外学者们对针灸辅助IVF有效性的误解,笔者主要从针刺方案、结局指标和结果解读3个方面剖析并提出疑问,同时对针灸辅助IVF临床研究的未来发展从选择适宜人群、遵循循证医学标准、设计多种针刺方案、设置合理对照及全面分析试验数据等方面提出思考和建议。

In recent years, acupuncture has been used widely as an adjuvant treatment for the in vitro fertilization (IVF). “Effect of Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture on Live Births Among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial ” published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on May 15, 2018, the research findings do not support the use of acupuncture to improve the rate of live births among the women undergoing IVF. In order to avoid the misunderstanding of the scholars at home and abroad for the clinical effects of acupuncture on IVF assistance, the authors put forward the doubts after the analysis from the following 3 aspects, including the acupuncture scheme, outcomes and result explanation. Additionally, the thinking and suggestions are proposed for the future development of the clinical trials of acupuncture IVF assistance in terms of selecting the proper participants, being abided by the standards of the evidence-based medicine, designing multi-acupuncture schemes and setting up the rational control, as well as conducting the overall analysis of the trial data.