The Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Patients with Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Chronic urticaria. The characteristics of included trials.

Reference	Comparisons	Methods	Course, wk	Outcomes
Chen 2009 [23] unpublished thesis	Electroacupuncture, 30; loratadine, 30	Random number table; Adequate allocation concealment; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	4	Global symptom improvement
Tang 2006 [24] unpublished thesis	Acupuncture, 30; loratadine, 30	Process of randomization: unclear; Allocation concealment: unclear; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	2	Global symptom improvement
Gao et al. 2009 [25]	Acupuncture, 30; cetirizine, 30	Process of randomization: unclear; Allocation concealment: unclear; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	2	Global symptom improvement recurrence rate
Xie et al. 2009 [26]	Electroacupuncture plus mizolastine, 30; mizolastine, 30	Simple random method; Allocation concealment: unclear; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	4	Global symptom improvement
Xu and Zhang 2011 [27]	Acupuncture plus cetirizine, 35; cetirizine, 35	Random number table; Allocation concealment: unclear; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	4	Global symptom improvement
Song et al. 2005 [28]	Acupuncture plus cetirizine, 47; cetirizine, 49	Process of randomization: unclear; Allocation concealment: unclear; Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear	4	Global symptom improvement