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Hugh MacPherson
Researcher at University of York
Publications - 173
Citations - 11882
Hugh MacPherson is an academic researcher from University of York. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acupuncture & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 173 publications receiving 10489 citations. Previous affiliations of Hugh MacPherson include University of Manchester & Northern College.
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Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending the CONSORT statement.
Hugh MacPherson,Douglas G. Altman,Richard Hammerschlag,Li Youping,Wu Taixiang,Adrian White,David Moher +6 more
TL;DR: The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) as mentioned in this paper were published in five journals in 2001 and 2002 and were designed to improve reporting of acupuncture trials, particularly the interventions, thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication.
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Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis
Andrew J. Vickers,Angel M. Cronin,Alexandra C. Maschino,George Lewith,Hugh MacPherson,Nadine E. Foster,Karen J. Sherman,Claudia M. Witt,Klaus Linde +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a systematic review to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for chronic pain in which allocation concealment was determined unambiguously to be adequate.
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Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): extending the CONSORT statement.
Hugh MacPherson,Douglas G. Altman,Richard Hammerschlag,Li Youping,Wu Taixiang,Adrian White,David Moher +6 more
TL;DR: It is intended that the revised STRICTA, in conjunction with both the main CONSORT Statement and extension for nonpharmacologic treatment, will raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of acupuncture.
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Acupuncture for chronic pain: update of an individual patient data meta-analysis
Andrew J. Vickers,Emily Vertosick,George Lewith,Hugh MacPherson,Nadine E. Foster,Karen J. Sherman,Dominik Irnich,Claudia M. Witt,Klaus Linde +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain, with treatment effects persisting over time, and treatment effects persist over time and cannot be explained solely in terms of placebo effects.
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The York acupuncture safety study: prospective survey of 34 000 treatments by traditional acupuncturists
TL;DR: The primary aim was to describe the type and frequency of adverse events after acupuncture, and to examine mild transient reactions associated with acupuncture, some of which may indicate a positive response to treatment.