Research Article
Clinical Effects and Safety of Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Poststroke Dysphagia: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Characteristics of the included studies.
| First author; year | No. of patients | Age | Time after onset | Therapy duration | Outcomes | Intervention | I | C | I | C | I | C | I | C |
| Wu et al. [9] 2019 | 63 | 65 | 44.0 ± 2.9 | 44.3 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 0.1 w | 3.7 ± 0.4 w | 3 w | IFRS | EA + SRT | SRT | Li et al. [10] 2019 | 50 | 50 | 42.5 ± 2.3 | 42.5 ± 2.2 | 26.9 ± 1.6 d | 25.7 ± 1.5 d | 20 d | IFRS, WST, ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Qin et al. [11] 2019 | 52 | 52 | 53.4 ± 10.7 | 53.8 ± 11.4 | 6.2 ± 1.5 m | 6.4 ± 1.4 m | 4 w | SSA, WST, ER, AE | EA + SRT | SRT | He et al. [12] 2018 | 35 | 35 | 64 ± 6 | 69 ± 7 | 32 ± 15 d | 27 ± 15 d | 4 w | ER, AE | EA + SRT | SRT | Xu et al. [13] 2017 | 40 | 40 | 53.98 ± 5.44 | 55.43 ± 5.67 | 9.96 ± 1.47 d | 10.34 ± 1.54 d | 1 m | ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Zhang et al. [14] 2017 | 40 | 40 | 51∼75 | 53∼76 | 6∼28 d | 7∼27 d | 4 w | VFSS,WST, ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Zhang et al. [15] 2016 | 45 | 45 | 62.4 ± 9.6 | 61.2 ± 10.1 | 12.8 ± 4.6 d | 11.6 ± 4.4 d | 4 w | VFSS, ER, IAP | EA + SRT | SRT | Huang and Yang [16] 2015 | 20 | 20 | 50∼70 | 50∼70 | <72 h | <72 h | 2 w | ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Zhang [17] 2014 | 30 | 30 | 54.2 ± 4.3 | 53.7 ± 2.9 | 3.9 ± 0.5 m | 3.5 ± 0.9 m | 2 w | WST, VFSS | EA + SRT | SRT | Wang et al. [18] 2012 | 32 | 34 | 63.8 ± 9.3 | 68.1 ± 10.3 | 4d∼7 m | 3d∼6 m | 30 d | WST, ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Wang et al. [19] 2011 | 30 | 30 | 36∼79 | 39∼73 | 14∼78 d | 14∼78 d | 4 w | ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Yang et al. [20] 2011 | 35 | 35 | 67.9 ± 10.6 | 67.4 ± 9.8 | 8.3 ± 11.3 d | 9.6 ± 15 d | 3 w | SSA | EA + SRT | SRT | Wang and Cheng [21] 2010 | 40 | 40 | 67.4 ± 7.8 | 68.3 ± 9.3 | Unclear | Unclear | 30 d | IAP | EA + SRT | SRT | Lv et al. [22] 2009 | 35 | 35 | 52∼75 | 52∼75 | 0.2∼10 m | 0.2∼10 m | 2 w | ER, WST | EA + SRT | SRT | Deng and Wang [23] 2009 | 46 | 42 | 42∼79 | 45∼76 | <10 d | <10 d | 30 d | ER | EA + SRT | SRT | Cao [24] 2008 | 60 | 60 | 47∼70 | 51∼68 | Unclear | Unclear | 4 w | ER | EA + SRT | SRT |
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C: control group; I: intervention group; EA: electroacupuncture; SRT: swallowing rehabilitation training; WST: water swallow test; ER: effective rate; SSA: standardized swallowing assessment; AE: adverse events; VFSS: video fluoroscopic swallowing study; IAP: incidence of aspiration pneumonia; IFRS: Ichiro Fujishima Rating Scale.
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