Is Skin-Touch Sham Needle Not Placebo? A Double-Blind Crossover Study on Pain Alleviation

被引：3
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作者：
Takayama, Miho [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Yajima, Hiroyoshi [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Kawase, Akiko [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Homma, Ikuo [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Izumizaki, Masahiko [2 ]
Takakura, Nobuari [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Tokyo Ariake Univ Med & Hlth Sci, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Acupuncture & Moxibust, Koto Ku, Tokyo 1350063, Japan
[2] Showa Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Shinagawa Ku, Tokyo 1428555, Japan
[3] Japan Sch Acupuncture Moxibust & Physiotherapy, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo 1500031, Japan
[4] Fdn Oriental Med Res, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo 1500031, Japan
来源：
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | 2015年 / 2015卷
基金：
日本学术振兴会;
关键词：
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; ACUPUNCTURE; DISSOCIATION; MECHANISMS;
D O I：
10.1155/2015/152086
中图分类号：
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号：
10 ;
摘要：
It remains an open question whether placebo/sham acupuncture, in which the needle tip presses the skin, can be used as a placebo device for research on pain. We compare the analgesic effect of the skin-touch placebo needle with that of the no-touch placebo needle, in which the needle tip does not touch the skin, in a double-blind crossover manner including no-treatment control in 23 healthy volunteers. The subjects received painful electrical stimulation in the forearm before and during needle retention to the LI 4 acupoint and after the removal of the needle and rated pain intensity using a visual analogue scale. We found no significant difference in analgesic effects among the skin-touch placebo needle, no-touch placebo needle, and no-treatment control at every point before, during, and after the treatments (p > 0.05). The results indicate that the skin-touch placebo needle can be used as a placebo device in clinical studies on pain.
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