The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture‐Neuroimaging Studies

Ke Qiu(Leshan Normal University), Miaomiao Jing(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ruirui Sun(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Jie Yang(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Xiaoyan Liu(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Zhaoxuan He(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Shuai Yin(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ying Lan(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Shirui Cheng, Feifei Gao(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Fanrong Liang(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Fang Zeng(Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
January 1, 2016
10.1155/2016/3685785
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Abstract

Using neuroimaging techniques to explore the central mechanism of acupuncture gains increasing attention, but the quality control of acupuncture-neuroimaging study remains to be improved. We searched the PubMed Database during 1995 to 2014. The original English articles with neuroimaging scan performed on human beings were included. The data involved quality control including the author, sample size, characteristics of the participant, neuroimaging technology, and acupuncture intervention were extracted and analyzed. The rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria are important guaranty for the participants' homogeneity. The standard operation process of acupuncture and the stricter requirement for acupuncturist play significant role in quality control. More attention should be paid to the quality control in future studies to improve the reproducibility and reliability of the acupuncture-neuroimaging studies.

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