Acupuncture vs sham
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 128 participantsLow
- no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsLow
It is very uncertain whether manual acupuncture changes adverse effects Discomfort after treatment compared with cisapride (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual acupuncture changes frequency of FD symptoms Number of FD attacks per week compared with cisapride (very low certainty).
Manual acupuncture showed no clear difference in symptom scores of FD Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual‐electroacupuncture changes symptom scores of FD Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual‐electroacupuncture changes symptom scores of ulceration subtype Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual‐electroacupuncture changes symptom scores of regurgitation subtype Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual‐electroacupuncture changes symptom scores of dyskinesia subtype Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether manual‐electroacupuncture changes symptom scores of nonspecific subtype Graded by 4 levels1 compared with domperidone (very low certainty).
Antioxidant showed no clear difference in pain‐free participants compared with control intervention (low certainty).
Antioxidant probably leads to higher adverse effects—parallel trials compared with control intervention (moderate certainty).
Antioxidant probably leads to higher adverse effects—cross‐over trials (unpaired data) compared with control intervention (moderate certainty).
Trichuris suis eggs showed no clear difference in clinical remission compared with placebo (low certainty).
Trichuris suis eggs showed no clear difference in clinical improvement at 12 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether pancreatic resection changes overall mortality compared with palliative treatment (very low certainty).
Proton pump inhibitor showed no clear difference in number of participants with worsening scores in corporal atrophy compared with control (low certainty).