RAND Research Topic: Acupuncture 2013-05-03T12:23:31Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/acupuncture.html Use of Acupuncture by American Physicians http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19970606.html Jan 1, 1997 Jan 1, 1997 Physicians surveyed in this study who incorporate acupuncture into their practice do so mainly to treat pain problems. Electroacupuncture for Control of Myeloablative Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001201.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000 <p>High-dose chemotherapy poses considerable challenges to emesis management.</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 Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003 <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> California Acupuncturists Comment on Their Training http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060010.html Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006 <p>This article provides information derived from the findings of The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative (LAC) Study conducted in California during 2002-2003.</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 Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006 <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> Patient Education Integrated with Acupuncture for Relief of Cancer-Related Fatigue Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100150.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011 Patient education integrated with acupuncture had a sufficiently promising effect on cancel-related fatigue that a larger randomized controlled trial is warranted. The Evolution of Patient-Based Outcome Assessment Instruments in Acupuncture Research: Choosing Patient-Based Outcomes http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50225.html Mar 1, 2013 Mar 1, 2013 In this chapter, we present the PBOA instruments that have been used to determine outcomes in acupuncture clinical research, and highlight measures that are feasible, practical, economical, reliable, valid, and responsive to clinical change. 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>