Rethinking sham controls in acupuncture trials for pain management: Random-point acupuncture as a strategy to evaluate efficacy and acupoint specificity.
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- 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428
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- 2026 Sep 1
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- The journal of pain
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428,
title = {Rethinking sham controls in acupuncture trials for pain management: Random-point acupuncture as a strategy to evaluate efficacy and acupoint specificity.},
author = {Li C and Longo S and Fu S and Li H and Dorans KS},
year = {2026},
journal = {The journal of pain},
doi = {10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Rethinking sham controls in acupuncture trials for pain management: Random-point acupuncture as a strategy to evaluate efficacy and acupoint specificity. AU - Li C AU - Longo S AU - Fu S AU - Li H AU - Dorans KS PY - 2026 JO - The journal of pain DO - 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428 ER -
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C, L., S, L., S, F., H, L., & KS, D. (2026). Rethinking sham controls in acupuncture trials for pain management: Random-point acupuncture as a strategy to evaluate efficacy and acupoint specificity.. The journal of pain. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106428
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