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

Table 6

Intervention of 23 research reports with positive results.

Author	Disease	Intervention	Acupoint	Treatment frequency	Needling response	Qualification of acupuncturist
Smith et al. [7]	Infertility	Acupuncture	PC 6, PC 5, HT 5, HT 7	1 time/week	Yes	Certificated acupuncturist, experience of more than 14 years
El-Deeb and Ahmady [8]	Nausea and vomiting after cesarean	Electroacupuncture	PC 6	Single time	Unmentioned	Unmentioned
Scheewe et al. [9]	Bronchial asthma	Acupuncture	BL 13, CV 17, LU 7 and acupoint selection according to syndrome differentiation	3 times/week	Yes	Experience of many years
Hamid et al. [11]	Obesity	Auricular acupuncture	HT 7, CO4, CO1, HX1, CO17	2 times/day	Unmentioned	Unmentioned
Paterson et al. [12]	Psychoneurosis	Acupuncture and moxibustion	Not mentioned	According to syndrome differentiation	Yes	Member of British Medical Acupuncture Society
Rogha et al. [13]	Endogenous tinnitus	Acupuncture	TE 17, GB 2, SI 19, and TE 21	3 times/day	Unmentioned	Unmentioned
Kim et al. [14]	Low back pain	Cupping	BL 23, BL 24, BL 25	3 times/week	Unmentioned	3-year training and 6-year clinical experience
Ecevit et al. [15]	Analgesia	Acupuncture	EX-HN3	1 time/week	Unmentioned	Qualified acupuncturist
Kim et al. [14]	Cancer fatigue	Acupuncture	LI 4, SP 6, ST 36, KI 3	Not mentioned	Yes	Phd of TCM in the US, with 20 years of clinical experience
Cox et al. [18]	Motion sickness	Auricular acupuncture	TF4	Single time	Unmentioned	Unmentioned
Matsubara et al. [19]	Neck pain	Acupressure	GB 21, SI 14, SI 15, LI 4, LI 10, LI 11	Single time	Unmentioned	Unmentioned
Gribel et al. [20]	Cervical dilatation	Electroacupuncture	LI 4, ST 36, LR 3, SP 6, BL 23, BL 32	3 times/day	Unmentioned	With 20 years of clinical experience
Shiflett and Schwartz [21]	Peripheral neuropathy in ADIS patients	Acupuncture	SP 6, SP 7, SP 9, and acupoint selection according to syndrome differentiation	2 times/week	Unmentioned	Has received standardized training
Sunay et al. [22]	Premature ejaculation	Acupuncture	LI 4, ST 36, KI 3, LR 3, EX-HN3, CV 3	2 times/week	Unmentioned	Certificated and experienced acupuncturist
Allais et al. [23]	Migraine	Blunt needle	AT4	Single time	With	Experienced acupuncturist
Whitehurst et al. [24]	Knee osteoarthritis	Acupuncture	Conventional acupoints used for knee osteoarthritis	Not mentioned	Yes	Member of British Medical Acupuncture Society, physiotherapist
Pfab et al. [26]	Eczema	Acupuncture	LI 11, LI 4, ST 36, SP 10	2 times/week	Unmentioned	Experienced acupuncturist
Smith et al. [27]	Dysmenorrhea	Acupuncture	SP 4, CV 3, ST 29, SP 6, BL 32, SP 8	3 times/week	Yes	Certificated acupuncturist of CMASA
Liodden et al. [29]	Postoperative nause	Acupuncture + acupressure	PC 6	For 24 hours	Unmentioned	Experienced acupuncturist
Sunay et al. [30]	Perimenopausal syndrome	Acupuncture	ST 36, LI 4, KI 3, LR 3, EX-HN3, CV 3	2 times/week	Yes	Certificated acupuncturist of 6 years
Lomuscio et al. [31]	Atrial fibrillation	Acupuncture	PC 6, HT 7, BL 15	1 time/week	Unmentioned	Trained acupuncturist
Zick et al. [34]	Cancer fatigue	Acupressure	ST 36, SP 6, KI 3, LI 4, CV 6 GV 20, EX-HN3, HT 7, LR 3, SP 6	2 times a day, 3 times/week	Yes	Certificated acupuncturist with B.S. degree
Lev-Ari et al. [35]	Knee osteoarthritis	Acupuncture	GB 34, SP 5, ST 35, EX-LE5, LI 4, local points, ST 43, ST 34	2 times/week	Unmentioned	Unmentioned