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The need to act a little more 'scientific': biomedical researchers investigating complementary and alternative medicine.

Polich G, Dole C, Kaptchuk TJ.

Sociol Health Illn. 2009 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19891621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The placebo effect: illness and interpersonal healing.

Miller FG, Colloca L, Kaptchuk TJ.

Perspect Biol Med. 2009 Autumn;52(4):518-39.PMID: 19855122 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Placebo controls, exorcisms, and the devil.

Kaptchuk TJ, Kerr CE, Zanger A.

Lancet. 2009 Oct 10;374(9697):1234-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19839101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Religion, clinicians, and the integration of complementary and alternative medicines.

Curlin FA, Rasinski KA, Kaptchuk TJ, Emanuel EJ, Miller FG, Tilburt JC.

J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Sep;15(9):987-94.PMID: 19757976 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Patient and practitioner influences on the placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome.

Kelley JM, Lembo AJ, Ablon JS, Villanueva JJ, Conboy LA, Levy R, Marci CD, Kerr CE, Kirsch I, Jacobson EE, Riess H, Kaptchuk TJ.

Psychosom Med. 2009 Sep;71(7):789-97. Epub 2009 Aug 6.PMID: 19661195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Maybe I made up the whole thing": placebos and patients' experiences in a randomized controlled trial.

Kaptchuk TJ, Shaw J, Kerr CE, Conboy LA, Kelley JM, Csordas TJ, Lembo AJ, Jacobson EE.

Cult Med Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;33(3):382-411.PMID: 19597976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An fMRI study on the interaction and dissociation between expectation of pain relief and acupuncture treatment.

Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Polich G, Kirsch I, Vangel M, Zyloney C, Rosen B, Gollub RL.

Neuroimage. 2009 Sep;47(3):1066-76. Epub 2009 Jun 6.PMID: 19501656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Alternative medicine research in clinical practice: a US national survey.

Tilburt JC, Curlin FA, Kaptchuk TJ, Clarridge B, Bolcic-Jankovic D, Emanuel EJ, Miller FG.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Apr 13;169(7):670-7.PMID: 19364996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mirror, mirror on the wall: placebo effects that exist only in the eye of the beholder.

Kelley JM, Boulos PR, Rubin PA, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Apr;15(2):292-8.PMID: 19335487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Placebo response of non-pharmacological and pharmacological trials in major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Brunoni AR, Lopes M, Kaptchuk TJ, Fregni F.

PLoS One. 2009;4(3):e4824. Epub 2009 Mar 18. Review.PMID: 19293925 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Adequate relief in a treatment trial with IBS patients: a prospective assessment.

Passos MC, Lembo AJ, Conboy LA, Kaptchuk TJ, Kelly JM, Quilty MT, Kerr CE, Jacobson EE, Hu R, Friedlander E, Drossman DA.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr;104(4):912-9. Epub 2009 Mar 17.PMID: 19293784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of psychological factors on placebo responses in a randomized controlled trial comparing sham device to dummy pill.

Bertisch SM, Legedza AR, Phillips RS, Davis RB, Stason WB, Goldman RH, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;15(1):14-9.PMID: 19239577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Expectancy and treatment interactions: a dissociation between acupuncture analgesia and expectancy evoked placebo analgesia.

Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Polich G, Kirsch I, Vangel M, Zyloney C, Rosen B, Gollub R.

Neuroimage. 2009 Apr 15;45(3):940-9. Epub 2008 Dec 29.PMID: 19159691 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A functional magnetic resonance imaging study on the neural mechanisms of hyperalgesic nocebo effect.

Kong J, Gollub RL, Polich G, Kirsch I, Laviolette P, Vangel M, Rosen B, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Neurosci. 2008 Dec 3;28(49):13354-62.PMID: 19052227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prescribing "placebo treatments": results of national survey of US internists and rheumatologists.

Tilburt JC, Emanuel EJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Curlin FA, Miller FG.

BMJ. 2008 Oct 23;337:a1938. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1938.PMID: 18948346 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Herbal medicine research and global health: an ethical analysis.

Tilburt JC, Kaptchuk TJ.

Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Aug;86(8):594-9.PMID: 18797616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Southampton needle sensation questionnaire: development and validation of a measure to gauge acupuncture needle sensation.

White P, Bishop F, Hardy H, Abdollahian S, White A, Park J, Kaptchuk TJ, Lewith GT.

J Altern Complement Med. 2008 May;14(4):373-9.PMID: 18576920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The power of context: reconceptualizing the placebo effect.

Miller FG, Kaptchuk TJ.

J R Soc Med. 2008 May;101(5):222-5. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18463276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Deception of subjects in neuroscience: an ethical analysis.

Miller FG, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Neurosci. 2008 May 7;28(19):4841-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18463235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Challenges inherent to t'ai chi research: part II-defining the intervention and optimal study design.

Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Mar;14(2):191-7. Review.PMID: 18446928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Components of placebo effect: randomised controlled trial in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Kaptchuk TJ, Kelley JM, Conboy LA, Davis RB, Kerr CE, Jacobson EE, Kirsch I, Schyner RN, Nam BH, Nguyen LT, Park M, Rivers AL, McManus C, Kokkotou E, Drossman DA, Goldman P, Lembo AJ.

BMJ. 2008 May 3;336(7651):999-1003. Epub 2008 Apr 3.PMID: 18390493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increasing research capacity at the New England School of Acupuncture through faculty and student research training initiatives.

Wayne PM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Andrews SM, John MS, Kerr CE, Kaptchuk TJ, Schachter SC.

Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;14(2):52-8.PMID: 18383990 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do "placebo responders" exist?

Kaptchuk TJ, Kelley JM, Deykin A, Wayne PM, Lasagna LC, Epstein IO, Kirsch I, Wechsler ME.

Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Jul;29(4):587-95. Epub 2008 Feb 23. Review.PMID: 18378192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

William Cullen and a missing mind-body link in the early history of placebos.

Kerr CE, Milne I, Kaptchuk TJ.

J R Soc Med. 2008 Feb;101(2):89-92. No abstract available. PMID: 18299629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acupuncture for treatment of persistent arm pain due to repetitive use: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Goldman RH, Stason WB, Park SK, Kim R, Schnyer RN, Davis RB, Legedza AT, Kaptchuk TJ.

Clin J Pain. 2008 Mar-Apr;24(3):211-8.PMID: 18287826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increasing research capacity at the New England School of Acupuncture: building grants management infrastructure.

Wayne PM, Pensack LM, Connors EM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Schachter SC, Hrbek A, Kaptchuk TJ, Andrews SM.

Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):56-64.PMID: 18251322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Challenges inherent to t'ai chi research: part I--t'ai chi as a complex multicomponent intervention.

Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):95-102. Review.PMID: 18199021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acupuncture de qi, from qualitative history to quantitative measurement.

Kong J, Gollub R, Huang T, Polich G, Napadow V, Hui K, Vangel M, Rosen B, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Dec;13(10):1059-70. Review.PMID: 18166116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient expectations as predictors of outcome in patients with acute low back pain.

Myers SS, Phillips RS, Davis RB, Cherkin DC, Legedza A, Kaptchuk TJ, Hrbek A, Buring JE, Post D, Connelly MT, Eisenberg DM.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Feb;23(2):148-53. Epub 2007 Dec 8.PMID: 18066631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Neural activities in human somatosensory cortical areas evoked by acupuncture stimulation.

Yoo SS, Kerr CE, Park M, Im DM, Blinder RA, Park H, Kaptchuk TJ.

Complement Ther Med. 2007 Dec;15(4):247-54. Epub 2007 Feb 27.PMID: 18054726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Placebo analgesia: findings from brain imaging studies and emerging hypotheses.

Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Polich G, Kirsch I, Gollub RL.

Rev Neurosci. 2007;18(3-4):173-90. Review.PMID: 18019605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Functional neuroanatomical investigation of vision-related acupuncture point specificity--a multisession fMRI study.

Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Webb JM, Kong JT, Sasaki Y, Polich GR, Vangel MG, Kwong K, Rosen B, Gollub RL.

Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 Jan;30(1):38-46.PMID: 17990299 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of recruitment in clinical trials: an analysis of methods used in a trial for irritable bowel syndrome patients.

Chin Feman SP, Nguyen LT, Quilty MT, Kerr CE, Nam BH, Conboy LA, Singer JP, Park M, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Davis RB.

Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Mar;29(2):241-51. Epub 2007 Sep 7.PMID: 17919993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effect of Gua Sha treatment on the microcirculation of surface tissue: a pilot study in healthy subjects.

Nielsen A, Knoblauch NT, Dobos GJ, Michalsen A, Kaptchuk TJ.

Explore (NY). 2007 Sep-Oct;3(5):456-66. Review.PMID: 17905355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sham acupuncture devices--practical advice for researchers.

McManus CA, Schnyer RN, Kong J, Nguyen LT, Hyun Nam B, Goldman R, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ.

Acupunct Med. 2007 Jun;25(1-2):36-40.PMID: 17641566 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Two styles of acupuncture for treating painful diabetic neuropathy--a pilot randomised control trial.

Ahn AC, Bennani T, Freeman R, Hamdy O, Kaptchuk TJ.

Acupunct Med. 2007 Jun;25(1-2):11-7.PMID: 17641562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A meta-analysis of the placebo response in complementary and alternative medicine trials of irritable bowel syndrome.

Dorn SD, Kaptchuk TJ, Park JB, Nguyen LT, Canenguez K, Nam BH, Woods KB, Conboy LA, Stason WB, Lembo AJ.

Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2007 Aug;19(8):630-7.PMID: 17640177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between social factors and attitudes toward conventional and CAM practitioners.

Conboy L, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM, Gottlieb B, Acevedo-Garcia D.

Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2007 Aug;13(3):146-57. Epub 2007 Apr 30.PMID: 17631257 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Experiences of acupuncturists in a placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.

McManus CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Schnyer RN, Goldman R, Kerr CE, Nguyen LT, Stason WB.

J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jun;13(5):533-8.PMID: 17604557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Correlated change in upper limb function and motor cortex activation after verum and sham acupuncture in patients with chronic stroke.

Schaechter JD, Connell BD, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer RN, Stein J, Scarborough DM, Parker SW, McGibbon CA, Wayne PM.

J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jun;13(5):527-32.PMID: 17604556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acupuncture trials and informed consent.

Miller FG, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Med Ethics. 2007 Jan;33(1):43-4.PMID: 17209110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Developing a research strategy for acupuncture.

Lewith GT, White PJ, Kaptchuk TJ.

Clin J Pain. 2006 Sep;22(7):632-8. Review.PMID: 16926579 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The association between psychopathology and placebo analgesia in patients with discogenic low back pain.

Wasan AD, Kaptchuk TJ, Davar G, Jamison RN.

Pain Med. 2006 May-Jun;7(3):217-28.PMID: 16712621 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Standardization of individualized treatments in a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.

Schnyer RN, Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ, Cheng X, Zhang Z, Stason WB.

J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Mar;12(2):106-9. No abstract available. PMID: 16566668 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sham device v inert pill: randomised controlled trial of two placebo treatments.

Kaptchuk TJ, Stason WB, Davis RB, Legedza AR, Schnyer RN, Kerr CE, Stone DA, Nam BH, Kirsch I, Goldman RH.

BMJ. 2006 Feb 18;332(7538):391-7. Epub 2006 Feb 1.PMID: 16452103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Investigating placebo effects in irritable bowel syndrome: a novel research design.

Conboy LA, Wasserman RH, Jacobson EE, Davis RB, Legedza AT, Park M, Rivers AL, Morey EB, Nam BH, Lasagna L, Kirsch I, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Kerr CE.

Contemp Clin Trials. 2006 Apr;27(2):123-34. Epub 2006 Jan 19.PMID: 16427366 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Brain activity associated with expectancy-enhanced placebo analgesia as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Kong J, Gollub RL, Rosman IS, Webb JM, Vangel MG, Kirsch I, Kaptchuk TJ.

J Neurosci. 2006 Jan 11;26(2):381-8.PMID: 16407533 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of a Chinese medicine assessment measure: an interdisciplinary approach using the delphi method.

Schnyer RN, Conboy LA, Jacobson E, McKnight P, Goddard T, Moscatelli F, Legedza AT, Kerr C, Kaptchuk TJ, Wayne PM.

J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Dec;11(6):1005-13.PMID: 16398591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sociodemographic determinants of the utilization of specific types of complementary and alternative medicine: an analysis based on a nationally representative survey sample.

Conboy L, Patel S, Kaptchuk TJ, Gottlieb B, Eisenberg D, Acevedo-Garcia D.

J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Dec;11(6):977-94.PMID: 16398589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acupuncture for upper-extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a randomized sham-controlled study.

Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer R, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Schaechter JD, Stein J, Stason WB.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Dec;86(12):2248-55.PMID: 16344019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles