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Papers: 23 Mar 2019 - 29 Mar 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2019 May


Clin J Pain


35


5

The Effect of Patient Characteristics on Acupuncture Treatment Outcomes: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of 20,827 Chronic Pain Patients in Randomized Controlled Trials.

Authors

Witt CM, Vertosick EA, Foster NE, Lewith G, Linde K, Macpherson H, Sherman KJ, Vickers AJ
Clin J Pain. 2019 May; 35(5):428-434.
PMID: 30908336.

Abstract

To optimally select chronic pain patients for different treatments, as it is of interest to identify patient characteristics that might moderate treatment effect. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of possible moderators on the effect of acupuncture treatment using a large data set.