The Impact of Placebo, Psychopathology, and Expectations on the Response to Acupuncture Needling in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 555-563

  Wasan, Ajay Darsh ^a   Kong, Jian ^b   Pham, Loc Duyen ^a   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^c   Edwards, Robert ^a   Gollub, Randy L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; chronic low back pain; expectations; placebo controlled; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952742635     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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