Assessments of different kinds of sham acupuncture applied in randomized controlled trials

Jiang, Yongliang; Yin, Lei‐Miao; Wang, Yu; Shan, Chunxiao; Liu, Yanyan; Xu, You‐Ping; Wei, Ying; Ran, Juntao; Liu, Xiaoyan; Yang, Yongqing

doi:10.1007/s11726-011-0511-7

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“…While 2 studies that included 175 patients reported VAS scores that were lower in acupuncture compared with medication at a follow-up time of 1–3 months after treatment (random-effects estimates; MD −1.81, 95%CI −3.42 to −0.20; P -value of the Chi 2 test <0.0001, I 2 = 94%; P -value of Z test = 0.03; very low quality; Figure 3A shows the results; Li, 2017 ; Shu et al, 2017 ). For acupuncture and sham acupuncture,a total of 9 trials that included 409 patients presented VAS scores were lower with acupuncture than with sham acupuncture at a follow-up time of up to 1 month after treatment (random-effects estimates; MD −1.56, 95%CI −2.21 to −0.92; P -value of the Chi 2 test <0.00001, I 2 = 82%; P -value of Z test <0.00001; low quality; Figure 3B shows the results; Chen, 2009 ; Jiang, 2011 ; Jiang et al, 2011 ; Zhao, 2011 ; Gao, 2012 ; Wan et al, 2013 ; Wu, 2014 ; Zhang, 2014 ; Wang et al, 2015 ; Liang et al, 2016 ).…”

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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Quality of Life in Patients With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background: Acupuncture is frequently used as an efficient method to prevent and treat migraines. However, its effect on the quality of life remains controversial.Methods: Seven databases, such as PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched to retrieve reference lists of eligible trials and related reviews. Randomized controlled trials that were published in Chinese and English were included.Results: Acupuncture resulted in lower Visual Analog Scale scores than the medication group at 1 month after treatment (MD −1.22, 95%CI −1.57 to −0.87; low quality) and 1–3 months after treatment (MD −1.81, 95%CI −3.42 to −0.20; low quality). Compared with sham acupuncture, acupuncture resulted in lower Visual Analog Scale scores at 1 month after treatment (MD −1.56, 95%CI −2.21 to −0.92; low quality).Conclusion: Acupuncture exhibits certain efficacy both in the treatment and prevention of migraines, which is superior to no treatment, sham acupuncture and medication. Further, acupuncture enhanced the quality of life more than did medication.

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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Quality of Life in Patients With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…We will investigate following treatment comparisons: Acupuncture versus no treatment Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture 23 Acupuncture versus other treatment Acupuncture with another treatment versus the same treatment without acupuncture. …”

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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced leucopoenia: protocol for a systematic review

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IntroductionMany cancer patients experience leucopoenia during chemotherapy. Granulocyte- colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used to treat chemotherapy-induced leucopoenia (CIL) but has various limitations. Clinical trials have indicated that acupuncture may prevent bone marrow suppression and increase leucocyte counts after chemotherapy. The objective of this review is to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for treating CIL.Methods and analysisThis systematic review will electronically search the following databases: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Cochrane Library, Medline, EMBASE, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), the Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP Database) and the Wanfang database from their inception to 1 January 2016. Other sources will also be searched including potential grey literature, conference proceedings and the reference lists of identified publications and existing systematic reviews. Two reviewers will independently search the databases, perform data extraction and assess the quality of studies. Data will be synthesised by either the fixed-effects or the random-effects model according to a heterogeneity test. White blood cell counts will be assessed as the primary outcome. Adverse effects, incidence of leucopoenia, quality of life and physical condition will be evaluated as secondary outcomes. RevMan V.5.3 will be employed for data analysis. The results will be expressed as risk ratios for dichotomous data and mean differences for continuous data.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol does not need ethics approval because individuals cannot be identified. The review will be reported in a peer-reviewed publication or at a relevant conference.Trial registration numberCRD42015027594.

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“…Sham acupuncture includes sham acupuncture at selected acupoints, sham acupuncture at non-acupoints, needling at inappropriate acupoints, non-penetrating sham acupuncture and pseudo interventions). 24 The following treatment comparisons will be investigated.…”

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Acupuncture for patients with chronic urticaria: a systematic review protocol

Yao

Liu

et al. 2015

BMJ Open

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IntroductionThis systematic review protocol aims to describe a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy for patients with chronic urticaria.Methods and analysisWe will electronically search the following databases: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE, the Web of Science, Traditional Chinese Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP database) and Wan-Fang Database from their inception. Other sources will also be searched, including the reference lists of identified publications and conference proceedings. Any clinical randomised controlled trials related to acupuncture for treating chronic urticaria without restriction of publication status and languages will be included. Study selection, data extraction and assessment of study quality will be performed independently by 2 researchers. Data will be synthesised by either the fixed-effects or random-effects model according to a heterogeneity test. Improvement in pruritus and wheals will be assessed as the primary outcomes. Adverse events, quality of life and the recurrence rate after at least 3 months of the treatment will also be evaluated as secondary outcomes. RevMan V.5.2 statistical software will be used for meta-analysis, if possible. If it is not appropriate for a meta-analysis, then a descriptive analysis or a subgroup analysis will be conducted. The results will be expressed as a risk ratio for dichotomous data and mean difference (MD) or standardised MD for continuous data.Dissemination and ethicsThe protocol of this systematic review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. It is not necessary for a formal ethical approval because the data are not individualised.Trial registration numberPROSPERO CRD42015015702.

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Assessments of different kinds of sham acupuncture applied in randomized controlled trials

Cited by 19 publications

References 30 publications

The Effect of Acupuncture on the Quality of Life in Patients With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Effect of Acupuncture on the Quality of Life in Patients With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced leucopoenia: protocol for a systematic review

Acupuncture for patients with chronic urticaria: a systematic review protocol

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