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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

Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · adults with neuropathic pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs treatment

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults with neuropathic pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs treatment

Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · adults with neuropathic pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham control

Health‐related quality of life · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Results (health-related quality of life): Brandt 2008 assessed HRQoL in dysgeusia patients and reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms in the acupuncture group and increased quality of life in both…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Acupuncture vs sham control

Adverse events · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in number of participants reporting adverse effects compared with sham interventions (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs prophylactic drugs

Adverse effects (drop‐outs due to adverse effects4) · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture probably leads to lower number of participants dropping out due to adverse effects compared with prophylactic drugs (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review