Guidelines for Clinical Research on Acupuncture

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CONTENTS Foreword 1.

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Introduction Background Research on acupuncture Need for guidelines for the clinical evaluation of acupuncture

1 1 1

Glossary Terms relating to evaluation methodology Terms relating specifically to acupuncture Studies

3 3

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Goals and objectives of the guidelines Goals Objectives

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General considerations Legal considerations Ethical considerations Considering the character of acupuncture Clinical research Laboratory studies Animal research Education

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Research methodology Literature review Terminology and technology Investigators Clinical research design and rational use of acupuncture Randomized controlled clinical trial design

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Protocol development Research knowledge Case report forms Data management Ethics review board Statistical analysis Monitoring of studies Reporting Implementation Conclusions

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Using the guidelines

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Annexes Annex 1

Strategic approaches to randomized controlled clinical trials

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Annex 2

World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki

Annex 3

Report of the working group on Clinical Research Methodology for Acupuncture, Aomori, Japan, 1-4 June 1994

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List of members, observers and secretariat of the working group on Clinical Research Methodology for Acupuncture, Aomori, Japan, 1-4 June 1994

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Annex 4

Bibliography

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