title: [Application of minimum clinically important difference in the clinical study of acupuncturej and moxibustion].
abstract: The current clinical efficacy evaluation system and evaluation methods of acupuncture have several limitations, and the application status is not optimistic. According to long-term observation, minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is consistent with the characteristics of clinical acupuncture, and has objective quanti- tative standard and wide applicability. Incorporating MCID into acupuncture clinical efficacy evaluation of tradition- al Chinese medicine can truly reflect the clinical effect of acupuncture and improve the disadvantages and shortcom- ings of acupuncture clinical evaluation, which could provide certain reference for building clinical efficacy evaluation system featured with TCM.
authors.forename: Qiwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhongxi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xingfang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000592:standards*