Jobst K, Chen J H, McPherson K, Arrowsmith J, Brown V, Efthimiou J, Fletcher H J, Maciocia G, Mole P, Shifrin K
Lancet. 1986;2(8521-22):1416-9. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)92732-7.
In a randomised controlled trial, twelve matched pairs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease received traditional Chinese acupuncture or placebo acupuncture. After three weeks' treatment the traditional-acupuncture group showed significantly greater benefit in terms of subjective scores of breathlessness and six-minute walking distance. Objective measures of lung function were unchanged in either group. Whether these differences are mediated by endogenous opiate and/or peptide release remains speculative.
在一项随机对照试验中，12对匹配的慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者接受了传统中医针灸或安慰剂针灸治疗。经过三周的治疗，传统针灸组在呼吸急促主观评分和六分钟步行距离方面显示出明显更大的益处。两组的肺功能客观指标均未改变。这些差异是否由内源性阿片类物质和/或肽释放介导仍属推测。
