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Clinical research trends and methodological issues in acupuncture research
강사명Myeongsoo Lee 강의시간11분 강의개설일2025-12-09
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강의소개

The recent collection of BMJ Acupuncture shows a large body of evidence for acupuncture in various conditions and discusses how to improve the evidence base. The evidence for acupuncture is changing and also impacting health policy and clinical practice, including adoption and exclusion in clinical practice guidelines. This presentation will summarize current research trends on acupuncture treatment and methodological issues in acupuncture research. We will discuss clinical trial trends and the issue of including controls, sham acupuncture, and acupuncture treatment in efficacy studies. The current limitation of verum acupuncture in placebo-controlled trials for hot flashes and oat arthritis will be discussed using a network meta-analysis. The quality of placebo control reporting will be discussed and the new guideline on placebo control reporting in acupuncture trials will be presented. This may serve as a guide for future research.

강사소개

Prof. Myeong Soo Lee is a principal researcher at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, South Korea. He studied evidence-based medicine for complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter and Plymouth, UK. He is adjunct professors of London South Bank University, UK, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou University, and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. He is also a professor of Korean Convergence Medical Science, University of Science & Technology, Korea He is a founding member of the International Society of Complementary Medicine Research and a board member from 2011 to 2021. He serves as a member of the RIGHT group and is the chair of Guideline International Network Asia. He is responsible for the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Korea. He is involved in many major CAM journals as board member. He is author of over 580 publications and among top 2% of world scientists.