Objective is to explore whether treatment outcomes are associated with a patient’s degree of general hopefulness, expectations regarding treatment, attributions of health status, beliefs about mind–body dualism, and patient–provider relationship factors.

Sham device v inert pill: randomised controlled trial of two placebo treatments.

Objective is to evaluate the - efficacy of Chinese acupuncture in treating postoperative oral surgery pain; - validity of a placebo-controlled procedure; - effects of psychological factors on outcomes.

To investigate the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture as a treatment for cocaine addiction.

To summarize the data from randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for temporomandibular joint dysfunction.