Clinical Evidence of Chinese Massage Therapy (Tui Na) for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the included trials.

Reference	Sample size	Diagnostic criteria	Intervention	Control	Treatment duration	Outcome measures
Zhang et al. 2011 [35]	120	CMA-1993	Tui Na (once every other day)	Cervical computer traction (20 minutes, once every other day)	20 days	Pain score (NRS)
Jiang 2013 [36]	60	CMA-1993	Tui Na (once a day) + C	Cervical computer traction (30 minutes, once a day)	2 weeks	Pain score (VAS)
Mi and Bi 2013 [37]	60	SATCM-1994	Tui Na (once a day)	Cervical computer traction (20–30 minutes, once a day)	2 weeks	Pain score (VAS)
Huang 2013 [38]	120	NPTMC-2007	Tui Na (once a day) + C	Cervical computer traction (15 minutes, once a day)	28 days	Pain score (VAS)
Liu 2014 [39]	88	CMA-1993	Tui Na (once every other day)	Cervical computer traction (20 minutes, once a day)	2 weeks	Pain score (VAS)

CMA-1993 = diagnosis criterion issued by Chinese Medical Association in 1993; SATCM-1994 = diagnosis criterion of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1994; NPTMC-2007 = diagnosis criterion from National Projected Teaching Materials of China in 2007; C = control group; NRS = numerical rating scale; VAS = visual analogue scale.