Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Stroke

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Death or dependency at end of · people with acute stroke

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes death or dependency at end of compared with all control (sham and open) (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.61 [0.46, 0.79]
11 studies · 1582 participants
Very low
Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.67 [0.53, 0.85]
8 studies · 1436 participants
Very low

Death or dependency at end of · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death or dependency at end of compared with sham control (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.67 [0.4, 1.12]
3 studies · 244 participants
Low
Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.71 [0.43, 1.18]
4 studies · 262 participants
Low