title: [Approach to clinical trial design for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of stroke].
abstract: To understand the differences of the clinical research of acupuncture at home and abroad in methodological design and implementation, so as to provide reference for exploring acupuncture clinical study design program suitable to China. Reading clinical research literature of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of stroke at home and abroad and analyze and probe the methodological design and implementation. The results indicate that clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion abroad has advantages in the randomized, controlled and double blind, etc. We should adopt the advantages of Chinese medicine, enrich and perfect research design program which can be approved by modern medicine and properly reflect the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Postgraduate Students, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Xiao-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*