Asiamed Placebo Set

• Streitberger K, Kleinhenz J. Introducing a placebo needle into acupuncture research. Lancet 1998; 352: 364-365.
• Streitberger K: Akupunktur in der Therapie des Rotatorenmanschettensyndroms bei Sportlern. Eine randomisierte placebokontrollierte Studie mit einer neu entwickelten Placebo-Nadel. Inauguraldissertation, Heidelberg der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, 1998. [PhD-Thesis, GER]

The optimal placebo-needle:

• looks like a real acupuncture needle
• appears as though the skin is being penetrated, even though it is not
• can be applied at an acupuncture point
• is convincing to the patient

The Streitberger Placebo-needle is indistinguishable from a real acupuncture needle and validated, it is the best placebo control for a single-blind randomized clinical trial (RCT) of acupuncture.

A set of Streitberger Placebo-needles consists of:

• 100 Streitberger placebo-/sham-needles (0.30 x 30 mm / (Gauge 8 x 1.2")
• 100 verum acupuncture needles asia-med Special No. 16 (0.30 x 30 mm / (Gauge 8 x 1.2")
• 200 plaster
• 200 rings

Instructions for use of the Streitberger placebo-needles

See for practical advice:

• McManus CA, Schnyer RN, Kong J, Nguyen LT, Hyun Nam B, Goldman R, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ: Sham acupuncture devices - practical advice for researchers. Acupuncture in Medicine 2007;25(l-2):36-40.