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. 2024 Nov 25;49(11):1226-1230.
doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230508.

[Operator effects in acupuncture research]

[Article in Chinese]
Cheng-Yi Sun  1 , Pei-Hong Ma  1 , Chong-Yang Sun  1 , Bao-Yan Liu  2 , Cun-Zhi Liu  1 , Shi-Yan Yan  3
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[Operator effects in acupuncture research]

[Article in Chinese]
Cheng-Yi Sun et al. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. .
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As the principal part of acupuncture therapy, acupuncture operators play the key role in clinical effect. There are the inevitably differences in the characteristics among different operators when delivering acupuncture, which may bring a potential impact on the therapeutic effect of acupuncture. However, this impact has not been drawn enough attention in acupuncture research, and the relevant evidences are still contradictory and partially viewed. If ignored, the quality of the relevant outcomes in research is reduced undoubtedly. In order to ensure these problems being realized by more investigators, perfect the clinical design of acupuncture research and improve the quality of acupuncture operation and research, we put forward the theory of the effects of acupuncture operator, analyzed the limitations of current researches in the aspect of the consideration by acupuncture operators and holistic cognition, and provided the corresponding solutions. It is significant in guiding clinical research and practice of acupuncture in future.

操作者作为针刺疗法的治疗主体，在临床治疗中发挥着关键作用。不同操作者在针刺时的特征难免存在差异，这可能会对针刺的疗效产生潜在影响。然而，这种影响在针刺研究领域尚未引起足够重视，相关证据仍然存在矛盾、片面的问题，如果忽视其影响，无疑会降低研究结果的质量。因此，为了让更多研究者认识到这种影响，完善针刺临床研究设计，提高针刺操作和研究质量，我们提出了针刺操作者效应的理论，分析了现有临床研究中对针刺操作者关注不足、缺少整体认知的问题，并给出了解决方案，对未来针刺临床研究和实践具有一定的指导意义。.

Keywords: Acupuncture; Acupuncturist; Effects of acupuncture operator.

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