A systematic evaluation of randomized controlled trials for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of insomnia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 7-10, 2005.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-258925
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on insomnia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A systematic evaluation of all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCT) about acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of insomnia was carried out. The data were statistically analyzed with a special software RevMan 4.1.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Six papers of RCT including 585 patients met the enrolled criteria. All of the trials were of lower in methodological quality without using blind method; Meta-analysis indicated that odds ratio was 3.55, 95% confidence interval [2.50, 5.05], P < 0.0001, as acupuncture group compared with drug group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture is possibly effective for insomnia. However, because of lower methodological quality of all the trials, this conclusion has no enough evidence.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Acupuncture
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Moxibustion
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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