Open AccessDouble Blinding with a New Placebo Needle: A Further Validation Study
Author(s) -
Nobuari Takakura,
Miho Takayama,
Akiko Kawase,
Ted J. Kaptchuk,
Hiroyoshi Yajima
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acupuncture in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1759-9873
pISSN - 0964-5284
DOI - 10.1136/aim.2009.001230
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , blinding , confidence interval , acupuncture , significant difference , mean difference , feeling , acupuncture needle , surgery , randomized controlled trial , psychology , alternative medicine , social psychology , pathology
The masking properties of a new, non-penetrating, double-blind placebo acupuncture needle were demonstrated. Practitioners correctly identified some of the needles; if they were confident in this opinion, they would be unblinded.
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