Analysis and Thoughts about the Negative Results of International Clinical Trials on Acupuncture

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Result</td><td align="center">Total number of reports</td><td align="center">Number of reports scoring at 1-2</td><td align="center">Proportion (%)</td><td align="center">Number of reports scoring at 3–5</td><td align="center">Proportion (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Positive</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">39.13%</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">60.87%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Negative/placebo</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">40.00%</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">60.00%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Jadad score comparison of the acupuncture RCT methodologies in the 2011 SCI database. 

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Table 4: Analysis and Thoughts about the Negative Results of International Clinical Trials on Acupuncture 