Review Article

Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Rank probabilities of all treatments with SUCRA values.

TreatmentPainRankFunctionRankStiffnessRank

Acupuncture0.3930.4440.634
Education0.8360.806--
Electro-acupuncture0.1620.1520.473
Fire needle0.0410.1110.041
Sham needle0.6450.6350.695
Waiting list0.9270.9870.473
Warm needle0.5240.3830.182

The larger the SUCRA value in this NMA, the worse the rank of the treatment.