Research Progress in the Placebo Effect of Acupuncture
10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202504560
- VernacularTitle:针刺安慰剂效应研究进展
- Author:
Na TU
1
;
Qi LIU
;
Qiuyue LYU
;
Zixin HUO
;
Shuyong JIA
;
Yi GUO
;
Guangjun WANG
Author Information
1. 天津中医药大学,天津 301617;中国中医科学院针灸研究所,北京 100700
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
placebo effect;
cognitive process;
influencing factors;
mechanism;
review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;32(12):187-191
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
There is controversy over the specific and non-specific components in the efficacy evaluation of acupuncture therapy.The placebo effect,as a key non-specific factor,needs to be clarified in terms of its mechanism and clinical value.This article reviewed the research progress in the placebo effect of acupuncture from three aspects:cognitive process,influencing factors,and mechanism.It focused on the regulatory effects of patient expectations,doctor-patient interaction,and individual differences on the effect,summarized key mechanisms such as endogenous opioid system,dopamine reward pathway,and neural projection of rostral anterior cingulate cortex to pontine nucleus,and pointed out the methodological limitations of current comfort acupuncture designs,in order to provide theoretical basis for the optimization of acupuncture clinical research models and the deepening of the effect mechanism.
