Question · asked by 1 review
Acupuncture vs usual care or no treatment: Headache (frequency)
- Population
- people with episodic migraine
- Intervention
- Acupuncture
- Comparison
- usual care or no treatment
- Outcome
- Headache (frequency)
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture vs no treatment/usual care Headache frequency (after treatment) · people with episodic migraine Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 2199 participants | Moderate |
Acupuncture vs no treatment/usual care Headache frequency ( · people with episodic migraine Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 284 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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