Expectancy after the first treatment and response to acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes.

Evidence on the impact of expectancy on acupuncture treatment response is conflicting.This secondary analysis of a randomized sham-controlled trial on acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes investigated whether treatment expectancy score was associated with hot flash score at end-of-treatment. Secon...

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Main Authors: Carolyn C Ee, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Marie V Pirotta, Simon D French, Charlie C Xue, Helena J Teede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5659680?pdf=render