1.Controlled Clinical Trials Using the Envelope Method for Urinary Dysfunction. The Effectiveness of the zhongji (cv-3).
Munenori MINAGAWA ; Tatsuyo ISHIGAMI ; Shigeru HORI ; Norikazu TANAKA ; Hironori NAKAMURA ; Yoshiyuki KAWASE ; Teruo HATTORI ; Akira KINUTA ; Hidetaka HIRAMATU ; Hisashi KOUDA ; Yoshikazu TANAKA ; Hiroyasu FUKUDA ; Ako NAKAMURA ; Tomoyuki IZAWA ; Haruhiko IJIMA ; Takayuki NAKAMURA ; Yasuzo KURONO
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1999;49(3):383-391
At the 45th Japanese National Acupuncture and Moxibustion Conference, Kitakoji et al. of the Research Committee's Urology Group reported the results of controlled clinical trials, using the envelope method, on the effectiveness of acupuncture for urinary dysfunction. This was presented as a case in which the “Guidelines and Recommendations for clinical Trials in Acupuncture” were applied in actual clinical research. A controlled investigation was carried out by the Information and Evaluation Group, Research Section, Aichi Regional Association, at multiple institutions (9 hospitals and clinics) on the effectiveness of the zhongji (cv-3) point for urinary dysfunction, using the envelope method of Kitakoji et al. Although the zhongji (cv-3) point was not found to be effective against urinary dysfunction, we were able to demonstrate that it is possible to conduct controlled clinical trials at multiple institutions based on soft data.
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