Concerns about the use of verum acupuncture points in sham acupuncture studies for pain conditions: Findings and insights from network meta-analysis

• Boram Lee,
• Chan-Young Kwon,
• Hye Won Lee,
• Arya Nielsen,
• L Susan Wieland,
• Tae-Hun Kim,
• Stephen Birch,
• Terje Alraek,
• Myeong Soo Lee

Affiliations

Boram Lee

KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Chan-Young Kwon

Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Dong-Eui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan, Korea

Hye Won Lee

KM Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Arya Nielsen

Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States

L Susan Wieland

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States

Tae-Hun Kim

Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

Stephen Birch

Kristiania University College, Institute of Health and Training, Oslo, Norway

Terje Alraek

Kristiania University College, Institute of Health and Training, Oslo, Norway; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), Tromsø, Norway

Myeong Soo Lee

KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea; Corresponding author at: KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, South Korea.