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- Acupuncture vs any control · Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention
  Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Acupuncture vs any control · Neglect outcomes: immediate effects
  Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.57
  2 studies · 104 participants
  Very low
Direct match · question page
- Acupuncture vs any control · Primary outcome
  Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Acupuncture vs sham control · Motor function at end of acupuncture treatment period
  Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 202 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open) · Motor function at end of acupuncture treatment period
  Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  11 studies · 895 participants
  Very low

Acupuncture vs sham control

Motor function at end of acupuncture treatment period · people with acute stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 202 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs sham control

Adverse events related to acupuncture · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events related to acupuncture compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.58 [0.29, 1.16]
5 studies · 576 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Motor function at end of acupuncture treatment period · people with acute stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 895 participants
Very low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Adverse events related to acupuncture · people with acute stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 13 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

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

Acupuncture vs sham control

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

Acupuncture vs sham control

Death or institutional care by the end of · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture may leads to lower death or institutional care at end of compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.47 [0.23, 0.96]
2 studies · 145 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs sham control

Changes in global neurological deficit score at end of treatment period · people with acute stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 53 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs sham control

Death within first 2 weeks · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death within first 2 weeks compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.2 [0.27, 5.26]
5 studies · 378 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs sham control

Death during whole · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death during whole compared with sham control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.9 [0.47, 1.72]
6 studies · 668 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death or institutional care by the end of · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death or institutional care at end of compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.78 [0.54, 1.12]
5 studies · 1120 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Changes in global neurological deficit score at end of treatment period · people with acute stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
12 studies · 1086 participants
Very low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death within first 2 weeks · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death within first 2 weeks compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.91 [0.33, 2.55]
18 studies · 1612 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs all control (sham and open)

Death during whole · people with acute stroke

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in death during whole compared with all control (sham and open) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute stroke 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.08 [0.74, 1.58]
22 studies · 2865 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs control

Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs control

Activities of daily living · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.65
2 studies · 104 participants
Very low

Acupuncture vs control

Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs control

Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs control

Neglect outcomes: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes neglect outcomes: immediate effects compared with any control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.57
2 studies · 104 participants
Very low

Acupuncture vs control

Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found