Is Placebo Acupuncture What It Is Intended to Be?

Table 2

Results, treatment of low back pain.

Intervention: Author, year (ref.); number of included subjects (n)	Proportion patients (in%) reporting decreased low back pain [10–12] and increased function [11, 12] after treatment
Acupuncture
Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298	54
Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162	48
Witt, 2006 [13]; n = 3093	53
Minimal acupuncture
Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298	39
Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162	44
Standard treatment
Haake, 2007 [12]; n = 1162	27
Routine care
Witt, 2006 [13]; n = 3093	27
Waiting list
Brinkhaus, 2006 [11]; n = 298	15