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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

516 questions · 538 findings · 36 reviews

No studies found 211 · 39.2%GRADE not reported 15 · 2.8%Very low 118 · 21.9%Low 146 · 27.1%Moderate 46 · 8.6%High 2 · 0.4%

Acupuncture vs sham control

Death within first 2 weeks · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death within first 2 weeks compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham control

Death during whole · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death during whole compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham control

Adverse events related to acupuncture · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events related to acupuncture compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death or institutional care by the end of · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death or institutional care at end of compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death within first 2 weeks · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death within first 2 weeks compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death during whole · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death during whole compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs medication

Physical quality of life · clinical diagnosis of depression

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs medication

Quality of life (emotional) · clinical diagnosis of depression

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs psychological therapy

Adverse events measured during study treatment · clinical diagnosis of depression

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events measured during study treatment compared with psychological therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review