RAND Research Topic: Acupuncture 2012-05-24T14:56:11Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/acupuncture.html Patient Education Integrated with Acupuncture for Relief of Cancer-Related Fatigue Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100150.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010 Patient education integrated with acupuncture had a sufficiently promising effect on cancel-related fatigue that a larger randomized controlled trial is warranted. Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9366.html Jun 26, 2008 Jun 26, 2008 <p>This fact sheet describes how patients' use of acupuncture affects use of conventional medical services and suggests that acupuncture often substitutes for other, more expensive services, thereby reducing total medical costs.</p> Community-research Collaboration Between Researchers and Acupuncturists : Integrating a Participatory Research Approach in a Statewide Survey of Licensed Acupuncturists in California http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061204.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 <p>The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative Study design used a project-management approach based on the core principles of community-based participatory research and provides a model for building community-research partnerships between university researchers</p> California Acupuncturists Comment on Their Training http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060010.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 <p>This article provides information derived from the findings of The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative (LAC) Study conducted in California during 2002-2003.</p> A Review of the Evidence for the Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost of Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, and Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030603.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 <p>Preliminary evidence suggests that massage, but not acupuncture or spinal manipulation, may reduce the costs of care after an initial course of therapy.</p> Electroacupuncture for Control of Myeloablative Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001201.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 <p>High-dose chemotherapy poses considerable challenges to emesis management.</p>