It was considered that acupuncture syncope was closely related to excessive hunger or satiation, mental tension, physical weakness, inappropriate acupuncture manipulation, and poor ventilation and noise in consulting room. Once acupuncture syncope occurred, the needle should be withdrawn immediately and the patient took a lying position and drank warm sugar water for relief. Once acupuncture syncope occurred, the needle should be withdrawn immediately and the patient took a lying position and drank warm sugar water for relief. However, Yang Jizhou in the Ming dynasty has three aspects of the new discussion in Complete Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. That is, adverse weather resulting in acupuncture syncope, emergency acupoints and point combination for acupuncture syncope, and no withdrawal of the needle during acupuncture syncope. This article explores and analyzes the discussions and hopes to find the methods of avoiding and solving clinical acupuncture syncope to further improve the safety and efficacy of acupuncture.

To explore the application of clinical research coordinator(CRC) in acupuncture and moxibustion study. The present application of CRC in many countries, such as America and Japan, was analyzed, and the critical actions of CRC were summarized. CRCs are crucial party of the clinical research coordinators group (CRCG).It aims to help regulate works among patients, sponsors and researchers with altruism. Now there are problems in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion research management, and the experience of CRC can enhance the efficiency and research level.

Standardization is the universal language of the world, and standardization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is essential for its communication in China and globally. However, the principles and methods of TCM acupuncture standardization have been unclear and inadequate in the early stages. Based on an investigative approach to understanding the current status, identifying problems, and finding solutions, our team has established basic principles of TCM acupuncture that embody Chinese wisdom, evaluated the international strategic environment systematically, proposed the principle of “importance of harmony and exercise of impartiality”, and established basic working principles. A series of methods for TCM acupuncture standard development and evaluation have been constructed, including general standards for the revision of TCM acupuncture standards, the first TCM acupuncture clinical research management specification, a shared full chain technology platform, a data center, and an evaluation research base for TCM acupuncture clinical research. Evaluation criteria for ancient literature and expert experience, a recommendation method for the “three main and three auxiliaries” TCM guideline for prevention were established, and quantifiable assessment methods of TCM standard applicability were proposed. These findings provide methodological guidance for TCM acupuncture standardization.