What do systematic reviews say?

Laser acupuncture vs placebo/sham laser acupuncture

Laser acupuncture may leads to higher overall clinical improvement at short‐term compared with placebo/sham laser acupuncture (low certainty).

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.59 [1.14, 2.22]
  1 study · 60 participants
  Low
• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Low

Laser acupuncture vs placebo/sham laser acupuncture

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Laser acupuncture vs placebo/sham laser acupuncture

• Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Moderate

Acupuncture vs sham control

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes taste discrimination improvement compared with sham control (deactivated laser sham acupuncture) (very low certainty).

• Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  8 weeks
  MD 2.80 [-1.18, 6.78]
  1 study · 37 participants
  Very low
• Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results: There were no data on taste acuity improvement in the included acupuncture trial (Brandt 2008).
  0 studies
  No studies found

Acupuncture vs sham control

• Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results (health-related quality of life): Brandt 2008 assessed HRQoL in dysgeusia patients and reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms in the acupuncture group and increased quality of life in both…
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Acupuncture vs sham control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results: The acupuncture trial (Brandt 2008) did not give any data on adverse events in either group.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Sucrose (any concentration, any dose) vs laser acupuncture

• Sucrose analgesia for heel‐lance procedures in neonates 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 42 participants
  Very low

Electrical stimulation vs laseropuncture/electro‐acupuncture

• Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Electrical stimulation vs laseropuncture/electro‐acupuncture

• Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Electrical stimulation vs laseropuncture/electro‐acupuncture

• Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 22 participants
  Low

Electrical stimulation vs laseropuncture/electro‐acupuncture

• Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported