Cochrane · systematic review · CD008821
Acupuncture for hypertension
Yang, J, Chen, J, Yang, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
HypertensionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture for hypertension
Population: people with primary hypertension
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in SBP shortly after last session Acupuncture vs sham acupuncture | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 386 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Change in DBP shortly after last session Acupuncture vs sham acupuncture | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 386 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Safety of acupuncture for primary hypertension
Population: people with primary hypertension
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Adverse events | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 426 participants | Low |