title: [Quality monitoring in multi-central large sample acupuncture clinical trials].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ensure and enhance the quality of multi-central large sample clinical trials of acupunc ture and moxibustion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Take the multi-central clinical trials supported by National Key Technology R &- D Program of "the 11th Five-year Plan" as an example to introduce the duty of monitors and simply describe the formulation of the monitoring plan, the monitoring procedure and contents of the monitoring plan and treatment of the commonly-seen problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality monitoring work in multi-central large sample clinical trials of acupuncture and moxibustion is equally serious and scientific with clinical medical trials and it is an important way to guarantee the credible results.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Massage, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan 610075, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fu-Wen
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D026661:Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care