Acupuncture vs placebo
Duration of hospital admission (days) · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
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?
11 questions · 12 findings · 2 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth
No studies found 2 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 50%Low 4 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Acupuncture vs metoclopramide
Duration of hospital admission (days) · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs placebo
Quality of life: anxiodepressive symptomatology · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes quality of life: anxiodepressive symptomatology compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.01 [0.73, 1.4]1 study · 36 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs placebo
Spontaneous abortion · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in spontaneous abortion compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.48 [0.05, 5.03]1 study · 57 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs placebo
Preterm birth · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 37 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.12 [0.01, 2.26]1 study · 36 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs placebo
Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in stillbirth and neonatal death compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.57 [0.04, 8.3]1 study · 36 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs metoclopramide
Reduction or cessation in nausea · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes reduction or cessation in nausea compared with metoclopramide (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.4 [0.79, 2.49]1 study · 81 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs metoclopramide
Reduction or cessation in vomiting · Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes reduction or cessation in vomiting compared with metoclopramide (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.51 [0.92, 2.48]1 study · 81 participantsVery low
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
- Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.55 [0.41, 0.74]9 studies · 1221 participantsVery low
- Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.46 [0.27, 0.75]7 studies · 1069 participantsVery low
Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo
Vomiting ‐ intraoperative · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
Acupressure/acupuncture may leads to lower vomiting ‐ intraoperative compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.52 [0.33, 0.8]9 studies · 1221 participantsLow
Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo
Vomiting ‐ postoperative · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
It is very uncertain whether acupressure/acupuncture changes vomiting ‐ postoperative compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.52 [0.34, 0.79]7 studies · 1069 participantsVery low