Meta-analysis on acupuncture for treatment of dementia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 140-144, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-292890
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on dementia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of dementia are comprehensively searched in according with the demands of the evidence-based medicine (EBM), which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years. Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-two randomized controlled trials are included, among them, 19 trials are carried out by Meta-analysis. The total OR is 3.72 [2.73, 5.07], and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry. It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than the control groups (Z = 8.32, P < 0.00001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture therapy is effective on dementia according to the domestic clinical literatures. However, the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Dementia
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Systematic reviews
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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