2018
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3724708
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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Abstract: Objectives To assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), Clinicaltrials.gov, and who.int/trialsearch were searched from inception to 23 December 2017. The methodological quality of… Show more

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“…[20] Furthermore, electroacupuncture could effectively alleviate symptoms of opioid craving and depression, and transcutaneous electrical stimulation of acupoints may help to improve symptoms of insomnia and anxiety. [21]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[20] Furthermore, electroacupuncture could effectively alleviate symptoms of opioid craving and depression, and transcutaneous electrical stimulation of acupoints may help to improve symptoms of insomnia and anxiety. [21]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Acupuncture points for the electroacupuncture intervention were selected on the basis of studies examining the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of opioid addiction [ 13 , 16 , 17 , 30 – 33 ]. Hegu and Zusanli were chosen as two acupoints.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patients undergoing MMT who received acupuncture treatment experienced significant improvement in quality of life, [ 14 , 15 ] especially with treatment by biweekly application of electroacupuncture at Hegu on the hand, Zusanli on the leg, and Shenmen on the ear. With electroacupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for their withdrawal syndrome, these patients were able to reduce their methadone dosage [ 16 , 17 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effects of neural stimulation for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, using taVNS or percutaneous auricular stimulation as used in the recently FDA approved devices, appear to be very similar to auricular acupuncture which has been widely used for substance use disorders (Chen et al 2018;Baker and Chang 2016;Litscher 2019). Acupuncture has been shown to be effective for treating opioid withdrawal (Kaniusas et al 2019;Mercante et al 2018a;Mercante et al 2018b;Chen et al 2018). Studies indicate that acupuncture and electrical stimulation were more effective than medication and had fewer side effects such as insomnia, pain, and anxiety when used for treating withdrawal syndromes from acute discontinuation of opioids (Liu et al 2009).…”
Section: Mechanisms Of Auricular Neural Stimulation For Treatment Of mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pain and emotional disturbances are common symptoms during opioid withdrawal. Of note, auricular neural stimulation had been used for chronic pain management with success in various health settings (e.g., reviewed in (Chen et al 2018;Smith et al 2018;Ju et al 2017;Yeh et al 2014)). Episodic migraines, chronic tension headache, severe osteoarthritis of large joints have been the prime targets for acupuncture related nerve stimulation (Baraban et al 1995;Manheimer et al 2018;Linde et al 2016;MacPherson et al 2017).…”
Section: Transcutaneous Neural Stimulation As An Adjunct Treatment Fomentioning
confidence: 99%