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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

375 questions · 390 findings · 22 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care

No studies found 117 · 30%GRADE not reported 36 · 9.2%Very low 111 · 28.5%Low 75 · 19.2%Moderate 48 · 12.3%High 3 · 0.8%

Acupuncture vs sham

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in number of participants reporting adverse effects compared with sham interventions (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Response (after treatment) · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture probably leads to higher response (after treatment) compared with sham interventions (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Adverse effects (drop‐outs due to adverse effects4) · people with episodic migraine

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in number of participants dropping out due to adverse effects compared with sham interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding vs other interventions, oral water, or no treatment

All pain scores during injection Due to range of pain scores used, data analysed using SMDs. Pain scores were measured during and up to 3 minutes following completion of vaccination. · Infants 1 to 12 months during vaccination
2 findings from 1 review