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[Analysis on the current situation of establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder].

Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion 07/2007; 27(6):453-7. pp.453-7
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ABSTRACT To probe into the current situation and problems of establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder at home.
To retrieve the literatures of establishing control groups in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder in magazines at home, and based on key problems in establishment of control group, make a Excel form to take out relative contents in the literatures and classify, summarize and statistically analyze.
In establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder, a lot of problems exist, most studies do not have the basis of establishing control group, and also do not establish control group for the purpose of the study, making the whole test have error in the stage of program design, and leading to unreliable for the results of clinical control studies.
In clinical researches of acupuncture and moxibustion, a standard for guiding establishment of control group is eagerly needed.

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