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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

701 questions · 723 findings · 51 reviews

No studies found 272 · 37.6%GRADE not reported 31 · 4.3%Very low 155 · 21.4%Low 198 · 27.4%Moderate 61 · 8.4%High 6 · 0.8%

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture

Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting) · women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

It is very uncertain whether conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) changes side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting) compared with CSA + electro‐acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB

Pregnancy · women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) showed no clear difference in pregnancy compared with electro‐acupuncture + PCB (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture

Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting) · women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

It is very uncertain whether conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) changes side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting) compared with CSA+acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc supplements vs Acupuncture

Outcome not reported · Patients with taste disturbances (dysgeusia/hypogeusia; idiopathic, zinc-deficient, or secondary to chronic renal failure)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Authors' conclusions: We were unable to draw any conclusions regarding the superiority of zinc supplements or acupuncture as none of the trials compared these interventions.
    0 studies
    No studies found

Glycerol laxative vs acupuncture

Global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the study Still constipated (no defecation) at 2 days · antipsychotic‐related constipation

It is very uncertain whether glycerol laxative changes global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the… compared with acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review