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3 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

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Acupuncture vs sham control

Taste discrimination improvement · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

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

2 findings from 1 review

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

Health‐related quality of life · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

1 finding from 1 review

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

Adverse events · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

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