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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 or acupressure vs placebo

Nausea · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section

It is very uncertain whether acupressure/acupuncture changes nausea ‐ intraoperative compared with placebo (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture plus gastrokinetic agents vs gastrokinetic agents

Proportion of people whose symptoms 'improved' (short term: 4 to 12 weeks) · symptomatic gastroparesis

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture plus gastrokinetic agents changes proportion of people whose symptoms 'improved' (short term: 4 to 12… compared with gastrokinetic agents alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture plus gastrokinetic agents vs gastrokinetic agents

Proportion of people whose symptoms 'improved' (long term: more than 12 weeks) · symptomatic gastroparesis

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture plus gastrokinetic agents changes proportion of people whose symptoms 'improved' (long term: more than… compared with gastrokinetic agents alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Electroacupuncture plus night splints vs night splints alone

Overall clinical improvement at short‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs phenytoin

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · people with epilepsy

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency ( compared with phenytoin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review