| Study ID | Acupoints | Location of points used | Material | Material replacement period | Frequency and duration of self-acupressure | Treatment period | Follow-up assessment |
| AA vs WM | |
| Chen et al. 2009 [22] | Shen men, brain, kidney, occiput | bilateral | Vaccaria seeds | Once a day | 5 times/day, 5 minutes/session | 12 weeks | NR | Kuang et al. 2012 [23] | Forehead, subcortex, temple | unilateral | Vaccaria seeds | Once every 2 days | 3 times/day | 12 weeks | NR | Shi 2011 [24] | Brain, kidney, heart, spleen | bilateral | Vaccaria seeds | Once every 3 days | 3 times/day | 12 weeks | 12 weeks |
| AA + WM vs WM | |
| Ai 2013 [25] | Shen men, brain, kidney, heart | bilateral | Vaccaria seeds | Once a day | 5 times/day, 5 minutes/session | 3 months | NR | Liu 2016 [26] | Shen men, brain, kidney, heart, forehead, subcortex | bilateral | Vaccaria seeds | 2-3 times/week | NR | 12 months | NR | Rodríguez-Mansilla et al. 2015 [27] | Shen men, heart | NR | Vaccaria seeds | Every 15 days | NR | 3 months | 2 months |
| AA + HM vs HM | |
| Chen et al. 2013 [28] | Shen men, kidney, heart, forehead, subcortex | NR | Vaccaria seeds | NR | 2 times/day, 1-2 minutes/session | 3 months | NR | X. Lu and S. Lu 2008 [29] | Shen men, kidney, heart, forehead, subcortex, etc. | NR | NR | NR | NR | 45 days | NR | Xiao et al. 2014 [30] | Shen men, brain, kidney, heart, spleen | NR | NR | NR | 3 times/day, 3 minutes/session | 6 months | NR |
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