Intervention Protocol

Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia

  1. John C Deare1,*,
  2. Zhen Zheng2,
  3. Charlie Changli Xue2,
  4. Jian Ping Liu3,
  5. Jingsheng Shang4,
  6. Sean W Scott5,
  7. Geoff Littlejohn6

Editorial Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007070

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How to Cite

Deare JC, Zheng Z, Xue CC, Liu JP, Shang J, Scott SW, Littlejohn G. Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007070. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007070.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Compmed Health Institute, Southport, Queensland, Australia

  2. 2

    RMIT University, Division of Chinese Medicine, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

  3. 3

    Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

  4. 4

    Akupunktoren Bruno Aamo AS, Tromsoe, Norway

  5. 5

    Gold Coast Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Southport, Queensland, Australia

  6. 6

    Monash Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, Clayton, VIC, Australia

*John C Deare, Compmed Health Institute, Suite 204, 9 Bay St, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia. john@compmed.com.au.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

The review aims to determine whether real acupuncture is more efficacious than other treatments in patients with FM. The following comparisons will be made.
1. Real acupuncture versus non-acupuncture treatment (e.g. wait list or drug therapy).
2. Real acupuncture versus placebo or sham acupuncture.
3. Real acupuncture versus standard or usual care (e.g. physiotherapy or exercise).
4. A particular style of acupuncture versus another.

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