Table 1 Numbers of correctly, unidentified and incorrectly identified needles in 10 acupuncturists on 40 (23 non-penetrating/17 penetrating) needles
From: A double-blind placebo needle for acupuncture research
Acupuncturist | Years of experience | Number of correctly identified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) | Number of unidentified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) | Number of incorrectly identified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 1 | 8 | 15 (10/5) | 6 (2/4) | 19 (11/8) |
No. 2 | 25 | 21 (12/9) | 7 (3/4) | 12 (8/4) |
No. 3 | 15 | 19 (13/6) | 9 (3/6) | 12 (7/5) |
No. 4 | 13 | 22 (12/10) | 1 (0/1) | 17 (11/6) |
No. 5 | 3 | 14 (12/2) | 8 (4/4) | 18 (7/11) |
No. 6 | 5 | 13 (10/3) | 12 (7/5) | 15 (6/9) |
No. 7 | 5 | 9 (7/2) | 10 (3/7) | 21 (13/8) |
No. 8 | 25 | 19 (8/11) | 3 (2/1) | 18 (13/5) |
No. 9 | 10 | 19 (9/10) | 6 (4/2) | 15 (10/5) |
No. 10 | 15 | 19 (14/5) | 2 (1/1) | 19 (8/11) |
Mean ± SD | 12.4 ± 7.8 | 17 ± 4.1 (10.7/6.3) | 6.4 ± 3.6 (2.9/3.5) | 16.6 ± 3.0 (9.4/7.2) |