[Analysis on the current situation of establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the current situation and problems of establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder at home.


METHODS
To retrieve the literatures of establishing control groups in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder in magazines at home, and based on key problems in establishment of control group, make a Excel form to take out relative contents in the literatures and classify, summarize and statistically analyze.


RESULTS
In establishing control group in clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder, a lot of problems exist, most studies do not have the basis of establishing control group, and also do not establish control group for the purpose of the study, making the whole test have error in the stage of program design, and leading to unreliable for the results of clinical control studies.


CONCLUSIONS
In clinical researches of acupuncture and moxibustion, a standard for guiding establishment of control group is eagerly needed.
Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China. wnpeng@hotmail.com
Wei-ma
WM
Peng
Mei
M
Mao
Bao-yan
BY
Liu
Zhi-shun
ZS
Liu
Yi
Y
Wang
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D035061:Control Groups; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D012107:Research Design; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*