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61 questions · 62 findings · 21 reviews

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No studies found 30 · 48.4%GRADE not reported 5 · 8.1%Very low 4 · 6.5%Low 19 · 30.6%Moderate 4 · 6.5%High 0 · 0%

Acupuncture vs no treatment

Quality of life ‐ not measured · women with PMS

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture

Quality of life · participants with quiescent IBD

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs no treatment

Potential harms ‐ quality of life (QoL) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs gastrokinetic agents

Quality of life (either short or long term) ‐ not measured · symptomatic gastroparesis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for symptomatic gastroparesis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs non‐gastrokinetic agents

Quality of life (either short or long term) ‐ not measured · symptomatic gastroparesis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for symptomatic gastroparesis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs STANDARD DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Quality of life: No clinically important change in quality of life · patients with schizophrenia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for schizophrenia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs TCM DRUG

Quality of life: No clinically important change in quality of life · patients with schizophrenia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for schizophrenia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs sham

QoL · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1068 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs usual care

Physical quality of life · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 731 participants
Moderate

Acupuncture vs medical treatment

Quality of life ‐ 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 only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs sham

Quality of life ‐ 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 only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No 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

Interventions for treating hyperemesis gravidarum 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.73, 1.4]
1 study · 36 participants
Very low

Electroacupuncture vs no treatment

Quality of life · participants with quiescent IBD

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 27 participants
Low

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

Interventions for treating hyperemesis gravidarum 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs sham

Quality of life (QOLIE‐89) (1‐ to 3‐month periods) · adults with intractable epilepsy

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 22 participants
Low

ACUPUNCTURE added to TCM DRUG vs TCM DRUG

Quality of life: No clinically important change in quality of life · patients with schizophrenia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for schizophrenia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture plus medication vs medication

Physical quality of life · clinical diagnosis of depression

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for depression 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 127 participants
Very low

Acupuncture plus medication vs medication

Quality of life (emotional) · clinical diagnosis of depression

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for depression 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 219 participants
Very low

Acupuncture plus gastrokinetic agents vs gastrokinetic agents

Quality of life (either short or long term) ‐ not measured · symptomatic gastroparesis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for symptomatic gastroparesis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture plus non‐gastrokinetic agents vs non‐gastrokinetic agents

Quality of life (either short or long term) ‐ not measured · symptomatic gastroparesis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for symptomatic gastroparesis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found