Table 1

Rationales in clinical trials of acupuncture


Proportion having a rationale


All (N = 79)
67%
Objectives

Analgesia (n = 36)
69%
Nausea/vomiting (n = 8)
62%
Stroke (n = 3)
0%
Other (n = 32)
72%
Findings (positive) (n = 61)
69%
Intervention

Needles (n = 64)
67%
Other (n = 15)
67%
Country

Asian (n = 19)
74%
Non-Asian (n = 60)
65%
Funding source

None reported (n = 34)
65%
NIH (n = 11)
64%
German insurance (n = 4)
50%
Other (n = 30)
73%
Journal type

Acupuncture (n = 17)
59%
CAM (n = 8)
62%
Medical (n = 54)
70%

Moffet BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:25   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-25