Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs sham
Adverse effects ( · adults with intractable epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 120 participantsGRADE not reported
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
19 questions · 19 findings · 1 reviews · Epilepsy
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 15.8%Very low 0 · 0%Low 16 · 84.2%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs phenytoin
Adverse effects ( · people with epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 120 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus Chinese herbs vs Chinese herbs alone
Adverse effects ( · children (0‐18 years) with generalised epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 120 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate
Nausea · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.14 [0.02, 1.12]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.69 [0.33, 1.47]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.13 [0.47, 2.68]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.6 [0.15, 2.38]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate
Nausea · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with valproate alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.6 [0.15, 2.36]1 study · 90 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with valproate alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.83 [0.27, 2.54]1 study · 90 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with valproate alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.67 [0.12, 3.8]1 study · 90 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( compared with valproate alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.71 [0.24, 2.08]1 study · 90 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Nausea · people with epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.33 [0.09, 1.17]1 study · 120 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints vs valproate
Nausea · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.14 [0.02, 1.12]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · people with epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.5 [0.22, 1.15]1 study · 120 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.92 [0.47, 1.82]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( · people with epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.25 [0.06, 1.13]1 study · 120 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints may leads to lower frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.22 [0.05, 0.98]1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · people with epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… may leads to lower frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.33 [0.13, 0.86]1 study · 120 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints vs valproate
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.63 [0.22, 1.78]1 study · 100 participantsLow