Acupuncture vs sweeping of fetal membranes
Serious maternal morbidity or death · induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
142 questions · 148 findings · 15 reviews
No studies found 64 · 43.2%GRADE not reported 2 · 1.4%Very low 33 · 22.3%Low 29 · 19.6%Moderate 18 · 12.2%High 2 · 1.4%
Acupuncture vs sweeping of fetal membranes
Neonatal death or serious neonatal perinatal morbidity · induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs sham control
Uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes ‐ not reported · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs sham control
Caesarean section · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with sham control (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.8 [0.56, 1.15]8 studies · 789 participantsHigh
Acupuncture vs sham control
Neonatal death or serious neonatal perinatal morbidity · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 364 participantsGRADE not reported
Acupuncture vs sham control
Serious maternal morbidity or death · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 364 participantsGRADE not reported
Acupuncture vs usual care
Vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs usual care
Uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes ‐ not reported · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs usual care
Caesarean section · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.77 [0.51, 1.17]8 studies · 760 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs usual care
Serious maternal morbidity or death · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs usual care or no treatment
Headache (frequency) · people with episodic migraine
2 findings from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 2199 participantsModerate
- no estimate extracted1 study · 284 participantsLow
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
- RR 1.15 [0.85, 1.56]4 studies · 1414 participantsHigh
Acupuncture vs prophylactic drugs
Headache (frequency) · people with episodic migraine
2 findings from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 739 participantsModerate
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 744 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs prophylactic drugs
Response · people with episodic migraine
Acupuncture probably leads to higher response compared with prophylactic drugs (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- RR 1.24 [1.08, 1.44]3 studies · 743 participantsModerate
- RR 1.11 [0.97, 1.26]3 studies · 744 participantsModerate
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
- OR 0.27 [0.08, 0.86]4 studies · 451 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs prophylactic drugs
Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with episodic migraine
Acupuncture probably leads to lower number of participants reporting adverse effects compared with prophylactic drugs (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- OR 0.25 [0.1, 0.62]5 studies · 931 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs usual care or no treatment
Response (after treatment) · people with episodic migraine
Acupuncture probably leads to higher response (after treatment) compared with no treatment/usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 2.4 [2.08, 2.76]4 studies · 2519 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs usual care or no treatment
Response ( · people with episodic migraine
Acupuncture may leads to higher response ( compared with no treatment/usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 2.16 [1.35, 3.45]1 study · 377 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs sham
Headache (frequency) · people with episodic migraine
2 findings from 1 review
- no estimate extracted12 studies · 1646 participantsModerate
- no estimate extracted10 studies · 1534 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs sham
Response (after treatment) · people with episodic migraine
Acupuncture probably leads to higher response (after treatment) compared with sham interventions (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.23 [1.11, 1.36]14 studies · 1825 participantsModerate