What do systematic reviews say?

Electroacupuncture vs no treatment

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs no treatment

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with sham electroacupuncture (low certainty).

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.32 [0.01, 8.27]
  1 study · 36 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture

• Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 36 participants
  Low

Electroacupuncture vs night splints

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Electroacupuncture vs night splints

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Electroacupuncture vs night splints

It is very uncertain whether electroacupuncture changes adverse events compared with night splints (very low certainty).

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 13 [0.76, 220.96]
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Low‐frequency electroacupuncture vs physical exercise or no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Low‐frequency electroacupuncture vs physical exercise or no intervention

It is very uncertain whether low‐frequency electroacupuncture changes adverse eventsc compared with physical exercise or no intervention (very low certainty).

• Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 4.46 [0.77, 25.78]
  1 study · 201 participants
  Very low

Low‐frequency electroacupuncture vs physical exercise or no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Low‐frequency electroacupuncture vs physical exercise or no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo

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

• Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.55 [0.41, 0.74]
  9 studies · 1221 participants
  Very low
• Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.46 [0.27, 0.75]
  7 studies · 1069 participants
  Very low

Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo

Acupressure/acupuncture may leads to lower vomiting ‐ intraoperative compared with placebo (low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.52 [0.33, 0.8]
  9 studies · 1221 participants
  Low

Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo

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

• Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.52 [0.34, 0.79]
  7 studies · 1069 participants
  Very low

Acupuncture plus NSAID plus vitamins vs NSAID plus vitamins

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 80 participants
  Very low

Acupuncture plus NSAID plus vitamins vs NSAID plus vitamins

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Acupuncture plus NSAID plus vitamins vs NSAID plus vitamins

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Electroacupuncture plus night splints vs night splints alone

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 181 participants
  Low
• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 181 participants
  Low