pain selected publications
Barth J, Schafroth L, Witt CM. Overlap and differences between patient and provider expectations for treatment outcomes: the case of acupuncture. J Pain. 2016;17(6):685-693.
Teut M, Knilli J, Daus D, Roll S, Witt CM. Qigong or Yoga versus no intervention in older adults with chronic low back pain - a randomized trial. J Pain. 2016;17(7):796-805.
Blödt S, Pach D, Kaster T, Lüdtke R, Icke K, Reisshauer A, Witt CM. Qigong versus exercise therapy for chronic low back pain in adults – a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. European Journal of Pain. 2015; 19:123-131.
Holmberg C, Rappenecker J, Karner JJ, Witt CM. The perspectives of older women with chronic neck pain on perceive effects of qigong and exercise therapy on aging: a qualitative interview study. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2014;9:403-10.
Pach D, Yang-Strobel X, Lüdtke R, Roll S, Icke K, Brinkhaus B, Witt CM. Standardized versus Individualized Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:125937
Vickers A, Cronin A, Maschino A, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster N, Sherman K, Witt C, Linde K. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med, 2012. 172(19):1444-1453.
Rendant D, Pach D, Luedtke R, Reisshauer A, Mietzner A, Willich S, Witt C. Qigong versus exercise versus no therapy for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine, 2011. 36(6):419-427.
Berman B, Langevin H, Witt C, Dubner R. Acupuncture for chronic low back pain. N Engl J Med, 2010. 363(5):454-461.
Witt C, Reinhold T, Jena S, Brinkhaus B, Willich S. Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in patients with headache. Cephalalgia, 2008. 28(4):334-345.
Witt C, Jena S, Selim D, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, Wruck K, Liecker B, Linde K, Wegscheider K, Willich S. Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic low back pain. Am J Epidemiol, 2006. 164(5):487-496.
Witt C, Jena S, Brinkhaus B, Liecker B, Wegscheider K, Willich S. Acupuncture for patients with chronic neck pain. Pain, 2006. 125(1-2):98-106.
Witt C, Brinkhaus B, Jena S, Linde K, Streng A, Wagenpfeil S, Hummelsberger J, Walther H, Melchart D, Willich S. Acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomised trial. The Lancet, 2005. 366(9480):136-143.