REVIEW-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-REPORTS-ON-CONTROLLED-CLINI

ACUPUNCTURE:REVIEWANDANALYSISOFREPORTSONCONTROLLEDCLINICALTRIALSiiAcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsTheWorldHealthOrganizationacknowledgesitsindebtednesstotheexpertswhoparticipatedintheWHOConsultationonAcupunctureheldinCervia,Italyin1996,atwhichtheselectioncriteriaforthedataincludedinthispublicationwereset.SpecialthanksareduetoDrZhu-FanXie,HonoraryDirectoroftheInstituteofIntegratedMedicines,FirstHospitalofBeijingMedicalUniversity,China,whodrafted,revisedandupdatedthisreport.Further,DrXiemadenumerousChineselanguagedocumentsavailableinEnglish.WealsothankDrHongguangDong,GenevaUniversityHospital,Switzerlandforprovidingadditionalinformation.AppreciationisextendedtotheNorwegianRoyalMinistryofHealthandSocialAffairsforprovidingthefinancialsupporttoprintthisreview.iiiivContentsContentsAcknowledgements...............................................................................................iiiContents...........................................................................................................vIntroduction............................................................................................................1Background........................................................................................................1Objectives..........................................................................................................2Useofthepublication........................................................................................21.Generalconsiderations..................................................................................31.1Definition..................................................................................................31.2Needforevaluation.................................................................................31.3Evaluationmethodology..........................................................................31.4Safety......................................................................................................51.5Availabilityandpracticability....................................................................51.6Studiesontherapeuticmechanisms........................................................61.7Selectionofclinicaltrialreports...............................................................72.Reviewofclinicaltrialreports............................................................................92.1Pain.........................................................................................................9Headandface....................................................................................................9Locomotorsystem..............................................................................................9Gout..................................................................................................................10Biliaryandrenalcolic.......................................................................................10Traumaticorpostoperativepain......................................................................11Dentistry...........................................................................................................11Childbirth..........................................................................................................11Surgery.............................................................................................................112.2Infections...............................................................................................122.3Neurologicaldisorders...........................................................................122.4Respiratorydisorders.............................................................................142.5Digestivedisorders................................................................................142.6Blooddisorders......................................................................................152.7Urogenitaldisorders...............................................................................152.8Gynaecologicalandobstetricdisorders.................................................16v2.9Cardiovasculardisorders.......................................................................172.10Psychiatricdisordersandmentaldisturbances.....................................182.11Paediatricdisorders..............................................................................192.12Disordersofthesenseorgans..............................................................192.13Skindiseases........................................................................................202.14Cancers.................................................................................................202.15Otherreports.........................................................................................213.Diseasesanddisordersthatcanbetreatedwithacupuncture........................234.Summarytableofcontrolledclinicaltrials............................................