Commentary
Is Placebo Acupuncture What It Is Intended to Be?
Table 2
Results, treatment of low back pain.
| Intervention: Author, year (ref.); number of included subjects (n) | Proportion patients (in%) reporting decreased low back pain [10–12] and increased function [11, 12] after treatment |
| Acupuncture | | Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298 |
54 | Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162 |
48 | Witt, 2006 [13]; n = 3093 |
53 | Minimal acupuncture | | Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298 |
39 | Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162 |
44 | Standard treatment | | Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162 |
27 | Routine care | | Witt, 2006 [13]; n = 3093 |
27 | Waiting list | | Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298 |
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