Psychophysical responses in patients receiving a mock laser within context of an acupuncture clinical trial: an interoceptive perspective

• Main Authors: Shohreh Razavy (Author), Marcus Gadau (Author), Shi Ping Zhang (Author), Fu Chun Wang (Author), Sergio Bangrazi (Author), Christine Berle (Author), Mahrita Harahap (Author), Tie Li (Author), Wei Hong Li (Author), Christopher Zaslawski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background The psychophysical responses induced by verum acupuncture are characterized by a constellation of unique subjective sensory responses commonly termed De Qi. Furthermore, a variety of sham interventions have been used as a control for acupuncture clinical trials. Indeed, one such...