title: [Discussion on randomized controlled trials about clinical researches of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine].
abstract: The characteristics of clinical tests of acupuncture and moxibustion were analyzed by studies of the literature about clinical evidence-based trials of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine at present and on the basis of full analysis on the cause of insufficient evidence of clinical researches of acupuncture and moxibustion, in combination with the authors' experiences of clinical studies, and it is put forward that future clinical researches of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine should actively search for new research methods, insist evidence-based acupuncture and moxibustion medical researches, pay attention to retaining own researching characteristics of the acupuncture and moxibustion medicine, accumulate experiences, gradually establish and perfect the assessment system conforming with clinical research methods of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine, elevate the position of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine and develop the acupuncture and moxibustion medicine.
authors.affiliation: Section of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dan-lin
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cheng-wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic