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
Changes in global neurological deficit score at end of treatment period · people with acute stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Motor function at end of acupuncture treatment period · people with acute stroke
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Adverse events related to acupuncture · people with acute stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Death or a poor outcome (median 3‐month · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in death or a poor outcome (median 3‐month (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Death (median 3‐month · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in death (median 3‐month (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Death or dependence (modified Rankin score 3 to 6; median 3‐month · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in death or dependence (modified Rankin score 3 to 6; median 3‐month (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Activities of daily living (ADL) (Barthel Index score 0 to 20; lower = 0; median 3‐month · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in activities of daily living (ADL) (Barthel Index score 0 to 20; lower… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Subjective Health Status score (Assessment of Quality of Life Score 0 to 1; lower = 0; end of scheduled · adults with acute stroke
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes subjective Health Status score (Assessment of Quality of Life Score… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Any complication: participants who experience at least one complication (median 3‐month · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in any complication: participants who experience at least one… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Length of acute hospital stay (days) · adults with acute stroke
The intervention showed no clear difference in length of acute hospital stay (days) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Activities of daily living · people with stroke
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
24 studies · 957 participants
High
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 532 participants
High
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 425 participants
High
Arm function · people with stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Arm muscle strength at the end of intervention phase Measures of arm muscle strength. Scale from: ‐infinity to infinity. · people with stroke
1 finding from 1 review
acceptability and safety of treadmill training ‐ No intervention control group (co‐interventions were not similar in both groups) Number of adverse events and drop‐outs · people with stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrent stroke of any type · stroke and/or TIA
Blood pressure‐lowering drugs (BPLDs) probably leads to lower recurrent stroke of any type compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Stroke, myocardial infarction, or vascular death · stroke and/or TIA
Blood pressure‐lowering drugs (BPLDs) showed no clear difference in major vascular event (composite of non‐fatal stroke, non‐fatal… compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Myocardial infarction · stroke and/or TIA
Blood pressure‐lowering drugs (BPLDs) showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review