Application of minimum clinically important difference in the clinical study of acupuncturej and moxibustion.
- Author:
Qiwen ZHANG
;
Bo CHEN
;
Zhongxi LV
;
Yi GUO
;
Yongming GUO
;
Xingfang PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
standards;
Clinical Trials as Topic;
standards;
Humans;
Moxibustion;
standards
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2016;36(3):311-313
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The current clinical efficacy evaluation system and evaluation methods of acupuncture have several limitations, and the application status is not optimistic. According to long-term observation, minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is consistent with the characteristics of clinical acupuncture, and has objective quanti- tative standard and wide applicability. Incorporating MCID into acupuncture clinical efficacy evaluation of tradition- al Chinese medicine can truly reflect the clinical effect of acupuncture and improve the disadvantages and shortcom- ings of acupuncture clinical evaluation, which could provide certain reference for building clinical efficacy evaluation system featured with TCM.
