Table 2 Number of studies with different blinding scenarios in acupuncture clinical trials
| Â | Verum acupuncture | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bang’s BI > 0 | Bang’s BI < 0 | |||
Sham acupuncture | Bang’s BI < 0 | Scenario 1 40 (62.50%) | Scenario 2 2 (3.13%) | 42 (65.60%) |
Bang’s BI > 0 | Scenario 3 18 (28.13%) | Scenario 4 4 (6.25%) | 22 (34.40%) | |
N (%) | 58 (90.63%) | 6 (9.47%) | 64 (100.00%) | |