Partially randomized patient preference trial: Comparative evaluation of fibromyalgia between acupuncture and cupping therapy (PRPP-FACT)
Cao HJ, Zhang YJ, Zhou L, Xie ZG, Zheng RW, Hu H, Li XL, Liu JP · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2020 November
DOI 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101255
Objective
To investigate the feasibility of applying a partially randomized patients' preference (PRPP) trial in the clinical evaluation of acupuncture versus cupping therapy for fibromyalgia.
Conclusions
The PRPP model, which combines both random assignment and patients' preferences, is suitable for the clinical evaluation of non-pharmaceutical therapies such as acupuncture and cupping for fibromyalgia, with no significant differences observed in drop-out rates, patient expectation, and satisfaction between the two treatment modalities.The PRPP model, which combines both random assignment and patients' preferences, is suitable for the clinical evaluation of non-pharmaceutical therapies such as acupuncture and cupping for fibromyalgia, with no significant differences observed in drop-out rates, patient expectation, and satisfaction between the two treatment modalities.
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