摘要
Randomized controlled trial(RCT)is the golden standard for evaluation of clinical evidence.To assess the effect of acupuncture,due to the specificity of acupuncture intervention,the blinding and control methods are the difficulties in study design.It is not practical to blind investigators,participants and evaluators simultaneously.At present,blinding is generally conducted for the participants and evaluators in clinical trial.We took a comparative study of manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture for menopausal hot flush as an example to explore a new way with the reference of double-dummy design in new drug study.A single-blind and double-dummy clinical trial model of acupuncture was established.Based on individual acupuncture intervention in each group,the placebo intervention was combined to ensure the form consistency of two groups.Such a study design may eliminate non-specific effect of acupuncture,and can be conductive to comparing the specific effect of acupuncture and can provide the references and regimens for study design.
作者
石文英
章薇
Wen-ying SHI;Wei ZHANG(The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Changsha 410007,Hunan Province China)
基金
Supported by the program of "the 12^(th) Five-year" National Science and Technology Pillar Program:2012BAJ24B01
Scientific research project of Hunan Provincial Health Committee:20201633
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province:2020JJ5437
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