Review Article
Efficacy of Acupuncture for Psychological Symptoms Associated with Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Summary of studies included in the review.
| Author
(year) | Number of subjects
(Acu/Control) | Inclusion criteria | Intervention type | Type of control group | Study duration | Follow-up periods | Outcome measure | Results reported | Jadad score | Database |
| |
Lua and Talib 2013 [40] | 97
(55/42) | Dependence on opiates | AA | MMT | Two months | No | Craving | Better than AA
| 3 | PubMed
English Language Journal |
| Bearn et al.
2009 [41] | 82
(41/41) | DSM-IV | AA | Placebo | Four weeks | No | MCS | NS | 3 | PubMed
English Language Journal |
|
Avants et al.
2000 [42] | 82
(28/27/27) | DSM-IV-R | AA | Sham | Eight weeks | No | ASI
SOCRATES version TCS | NS | 4 | PubMed
English Language Journal |
|
Meade et al.
2010 [43] | 55
(26/29) | Diagnosis of opioid dependence | TEAS | Sham | Four days | No | Craving | NS | 4 | PubMed
English Language Journal |
| Wu et al.
2003 [44] | 120
(30/30/30/30) | CCMD-II-R
DSM-III-R | Body acupuncture
HAN’s | Buprenorphine | Ten days | No | Craving | Acu with opioid more better
| 1 | PubMed
Chinese Language Journal |
| Song et al.
2012 [45] | 62
(35/27) | DSM-III-R | Body acupuncture | No treatment | Eight weeks | No | Anxiety scores | NSD | 2 | PubMed
Chinese Language Journal |
| Zeng et al.
2005 [46] | 57
(31/26) | DSM-III-R | Body acupuncture | MMT | Ten days | No | Anxiety | Better than control
| 1 | PubMed
Chinese Language Journal |
| Mu et al.
2010 [47] | 120
(30/30/30/30) | DSM-IV | Electro acupuncture | Placebo
No treatment | Ten weeks | six months | Craving scores of VAS | Better than control
| 2 | PubMed
Chinese Language Journal |
| Zhang et al.
2000 [48] | 181
(121/60) | DSM-III-R | HANS | Placebo | Two weeks | No | Craving
Anxiety | Better than control
| 1 | PubMed
Chinese Language Journal |
| Yang et al.
2007 [49] | 40
(20/20) | DSM-IV-TR | Body acupuncture
AA | Body acupuncture | Four weeks | No | Anxiety | Better than acu control
| 2 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| Hou et al.
2009 [50] | 60
(30/30) | ICD-10 | Body acupuncture | No treatment | Three weeks | No | Depression | Better than control
| 2 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| Wen et al.
2005 [51] | 220
(111/109) | DSW-IV | Body acupuncture | Drug | Ten days | No | Anxiety | Better than control
| 2 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| | Zhan [52] | 81
(34/47) | DSM-IV-TR | Scalp acupuncture | Methadone | One months | No | Craving score | Better than control
| 3 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| Mu et al.
2008 [53] | 120
(30/30/30) | DSM-IV | electro acupuncture | No treatment | Ten weeks | No | Anxiety Depression | Both Acu group better than control
| 2 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| Yang et al.
2011 [54] | 128
(65/63) | DSM-III-R | Body acupuncture Drug | Drug | Twelve days | No | Anxiety | Same as the drug group
| 2 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
| Rong et al.
2006 [55] | 94
(33/31/30) | DSM-IV | Scalp and electro acupuncture | Body acupuncture
Methadone | Ten days | No | Anxiety | Better than control
| 3 | CNKI
Chinese Language Journal |
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NS: not significant; AA: auricular acupuncture; HANS: Han’s acupoint nerve stimulator; CCMD: Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders; DSM: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; VAS: visual analogue scale; ASI: Addiction severity Index; SOCRATES: the stage of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale; TCS: Treatment Credibility Scale; MCS: the Maudsley Craving Scale; SOWS: Severity of Opiate Withdrawal Symptom Scale; NADA: National Acupuncture Detoxification Association; TEAS: transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation; NSD: no statistical difference.
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