Electroacupuncture Is Effective for Peripheral Facial Paralysis: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Design of studies.

Study	References	Code	Study type	Participants	Experimental group	Characteristic of current	Control group	Arms
Chen	[15]	Chen 2008	RCT	121	EA/IT/CM	L	IT/CM	4
Chen	[16]	Chen 2013	RCT	60	EA	LH	EM	2
Chen et al.	[17]	Chen SS 2013	RCT	60	EA	LH	MA	2
Gao and Zheng	[18]	Gao Z 2017	RCT	65	EA/SD	L	SD	2
Guo et al.	[19]	Guo 2016	RCT	90	EA	LH	MA	2
Guo	[20]	Guo MC 2014	RCT	75	EA/RT	LH	RT	3
Jiao	[21]	Jiao 2016	RCT	60	EA	L	MA	2
Li	[22]	Li 2002	RCT	60	EA/SD	LH	SD	2
Li	[23]	Li 2015	RCT	80	EA/SD	LH	SD	2
Li	[24]	Li 2017	RCT	162	EA/WN	LH	WN	3
Li and Tong	[25]	Li T 2012	RCT	60	EA/SD	L	SD	2
Lin et al.	[26]	Lin LY 2014	RCT	103	EA	H	MA/SN	3
Liu et al.	[27]	Liu OY 2011	RCT	86	EA/TCMD	LH	MA/TCMD	2
Peng and Yu	[28]	Peng Y 2016	RCT	76	EA	LH	MA	2
Ruan	[29]	Ruan 2017	RCT	94	EA/IT	L/LH/DC	MA/IT	4
Shi et al.	[30]	Shi LC 2015	RCT	60	EA	H	MA	2
Tong	[31]	Tong 2012	RCT	40	EA/SD	L	MA/SD	2
Wang and Chen	[32]	Wang C 2010	RCT	70	EA	LH	WN	2
Wang et al.	[33]	Wang LW 2007	RCT	90	EA/CM	L	CM	3
Wu et al.	[34]	Wu JL 2014	RCT	100	EA	-	MA	2
Zhang	[35]	Zhang 2015	RCT	140	EA	L	MA	2
Zhang and Liu	[36]	Zhang L 2009	RCT	53	EA	L	MA	2
Zhao et al.	[37]	Zhao LN 2019	RCT	180	EA/WN	LH	WN	3