Acupuncture vs no treatment/wait list/treatment
Severity of depression at the end of treatment · clinical diagnosis of depression
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 488 participantsLow
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 psychological therapy
Depression (lower scores mean less depression) · clinical diagnosis of depression
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 497 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs control acupuncture
Depression (lower scores mean less depression) · clinical diagnosis of depression
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted14 studies · 841 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs medication
Severity of depression at the end of treatment · clinical diagnosis of depression
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted31 studies · 3127 participantsVery low
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
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 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 plus medication vs medication
Severity of depression at the end of treatment · clinical diagnosis of depression
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted11 studies · 813 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs sham
Overall premenstrual symptoms ‐ Mood at two month · women with PMS
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 67 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs sham
Overall premenstrual symptoms ‐ Physical at two month · women with PMS
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 67 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Overall premenstrual symptoms at end of treatment. · women with PMS
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 14 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
Acupuncture vs sham
Presence or absence of urinary urgency · Adults with overactive bladder (OAB)
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes presence or absence of urinary urgency compared with sham acupuncture (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- MD 4.521 study · 25 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs medication
Presence or absence of urinary urgency · Adults with overactive bladder (OAB)
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes presence or absence of urinary urgency compared with medication (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- MD 0.42 studies · 80 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Presence or absence of urinary urgency · Adults with overactive bladder (OAB)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs medical treatment
Depression and anxiety ‐ not reported · treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs sham
Depression and anxiety ‐ not reported · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs STANDARD DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Global state: not improved ‐ short‐term GAF · patients with schizophrenia
It is very uncertain whether ACUPUNCTURE changes global state: Not improved (talk, behaviour and expression still… compared with STANDARD DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.33 [0.19, 0.59]2 studies · 240 participantsVery low