Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis
Table 4
Results (MD, with 95% CI) of the network meta-analysis for stiffness (on the bottom left) and pairwise meta-analysis for stiffness (on the top right) scores.
Acupuncture
-
-
0.15 [-0.17, 0.46]
-
-
1.02 (-2.50, 4.52)
Electro-acupuncture
-4.95 [-5.63, -4.27]
1.09 [0.23, 1.96]
-
-1.24 [-2.06, -0.42]
4.43 (-0.13, 9.02)
3.41(0.34, 6.34)
Fire needle
-
-
-0.30 [-1.32, 0.72]
-0.20 (-2.52, 2.21)
-1.20 (-3.84, 1.54)
-4.60(-8.62, -0.65)
Sham needle
-
-
1.20 (-4.60, 7.03)
0.19 (-4.51, 4.82)
-3.19 (-8.06, 1.68)
1.39 (-3.99, 6.70)
Waiting list
-1.80 [-2.90, -0.70]
3.00 (-1.23, 7.25)
1.96 (-0.49, 4.44)
-1.43 (-4.25, 1.62)
3.18 (-0.35, 6.79)
1.77 (-1.99, 5.73)
Warm needle
Boldface and italic meant significance. (Note: if MD0, it meant that the treatment in columns was more effective than that of the rows.)
