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ArticleJAMA2014

Acupuncture for chronic pain.

Andrew J Vickers, Klaus Linde

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComment
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Article in JAMA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03606941 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Electroacupuncture on the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing the Major Surgery：a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorTianjin Nankai HospitalRan2018 to 2022Enrolled1,100ConditionsPostoperative DeliriumArmselectroacupuncture treatment, sham electroacupuncture treatment
NCT04490798 completednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Integrated a Clinical Pathway Approach for Chronic Pain Treatment With Acupuncture in a Pain Clinic

TypeobservationalSponsorHospital Son LlatzerRan2020 to 2021Enrolled3,245ConditionsChronic Pain, Lumbar Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, Knee, HeadacheArmsElectroacupuncture
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

105 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Andrew J VickersDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Klaus LindeTechnical University, Munich, Germany.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration: meta-analysis of chronic pain trialsR01AT006794 · NCCIH · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI VICKERS, ANDREW J · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration: meta-analysis of chronic pain trialsR21AT004189 · NCCIH · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI VICKERS, ANDREW J · 2008 to 2010
$604k
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT006794NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT004189NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT004189INCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical questionIs acupuncture associated with reduced pain outcomes for patients with chronic pain compared with sham-acupuncture (placebo) or no-acupuncture control? BOTTOM LINE: Acupuncture is associated with improved pain outcomes compared with sham-acupuncture and no-acupuncture control, with response rates of approximately 30% for no acupuncture, 42.5% for sham acupuncture, and 50% for acupuncture.

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Acupuncture TherapyChronic PainHumans

Identifiers

PMID24595780
PMCPMC4036643

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