Reply to “The discussion on the validity of sham controls and patient blinding in a sham-controlled acupuncture trial” [Integr Med Res 2022; 11: 100795]

• Mikyung Kim,
• O-Jin Kwon,
• Jun-Hwan Lee,
• Joo-Hee Kim

Affiliations

Mikyung Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, South Korea

O-Jin Kwon

Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

Jun-Hwan Lee

Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; Korean Convergence Medicine, University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, South Korea; Corresponding authors at: Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, South Korea (J.-H. Lee); Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, 83, Sangjidae-gil, Wonjui, Gangwon-do 26339, South Korea (J.-H. Kim).

Joo-Hee Kim

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, South Korea; Research institute of Korean medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, South Korea; Corresponding authors at: Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, South Korea (J.-H. Lee); Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, 83, Sangjidae-gil, Wonjui, Gangwon-do 26339, South Korea (J.-H. Kim).