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The Status of the Quality Control in Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture Analgesia
Joint Authors
Gao, Zhen
Liu, Gaofeng
Ji, Laixi
Zhang, Jing
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Neuroimaging technology is an important technology used to explore the neural mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia.
In this study, we extracted original studies published in Chinese and English focusing on the use of neuroimaging technology to explore the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia from PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Web of Science, and CNKI databases from January 1999 to August 2020.
The extracted data were statistically analyzed in terms of year of publication, country, experimental design, and quality control approaches used, sample size, characteristics of participants, acupuncture operation, and other information.
Analysis of the literature revealed that international cooperation promotes scientific research.
Flexible experimental design can better explain the mechanism of acupuncture analgesia.
Reasonable sample size, strict participant inclusion criteria, and standard acupuncture practices are essential for repeatability of conclusions.
These findings show that attention should be paid to quality control in future research to improve the reliability of research on acupuncture analgesia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gao, Zhen& Liu, Gaofeng& Zhang, Jing& Ji, Laixi. 2020. The Status of the Quality Control in Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture Analgesia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157648
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gao, Zhen…[et al.]. The Status of the Quality Control in Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture Analgesia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157648
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gao, Zhen& Liu, Gaofeng& Zhang, Jing& Ji, Laixi. The Status of the Quality Control in Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture Analgesia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157648
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157648