Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Headache (frequency) · people with episodic migraine

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 739 participants
Moderate
Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 744 participants
Moderate

Response · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture probably leads to higher response compared with prophylactic drugs (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.24 [1.08, 1.44]
3 studies · 743 participants
Moderate
Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [0.97, 1.26]
3 studies · 744 participants
Moderate

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

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.27 [0.08, 0.86]
4 studies · 451 participants
Moderate

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

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.25 [0.1, 0.62]
5 studies · 931 participants
Moderate