Review Article
Efficacy of Acupuncture in Itch: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 1
The characteristics of the 3 included studies.
| | Author | Number of experiments | Number of control | Intervention method | Intervention location | Itch-related disease | Control method |
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Chou et al. [17] | 20 | 20 | Acupuncture | Quchi | Uremic pruritus | PA | | Pfab et al. [19] | 10 | 10 | Acupuncture | Quchi, Xuehai | Atopic eczema | PA + NT | | Pfab et al. [23] | 5 | 5 | Acupuncture | Quchi, Hegu, Zusanli, Xuehai | Atopic eczema | NT |
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Note: PA refers to placebo acupuncture and NT refers to no treatment.
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