Acupuncture for Tourette Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Search strategy used in electronic databases.

Number	Search items
1	Randomised controlled trial
2	Controlled clinical trial
3	Randomised
4	Randomized
5	Randomly
6	Placebo
7	Trial
8	1 or 2–7
9	Tourette Syndrome
10	Tourette Disorder
11	Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
12	Tourette
13	Tic
14	9 or 10–13
15	Acupuncture therapy
16	Acupuncture
17	Body acupuncture
18	Scalp acupuncture
19	Auricular acupuncture
20	Electroacupuncture
21	Intradermal needling
22	Plum-blossom needle
23	Acupoints
24	Acu
25	15 or 16–24
26	8 and 14 and 25

Tourette: any words or phrases starting with “tourette”. Acu: any words or phrases starting with “acu”.