Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Perimenopausal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 1
Search strategy used in PubMed database.
No.
Search terms
#1
“Perimenopause”[Mesh]
#2
((((((menopaus[tiab]) OR Perimenopausal[tiab]) OR premenopaus[tiab]) OR postmenopaus[tiab]) OR climacteri[tiab]) OR involution[tiab]) OR midlife[tiab]
#3
#1 OR #2
#4
“Depression”[Mesh]
#5
((depressi[tiab]) OR melancholia[tiab]) OR blue[tiab]
#6
#4 OR #5
#7
#3 AND #6
#8
“Acupuncture”[Mesh]
#9
((((electro?acupuncture[tiab]) OR needl[tiab]) OR acupoint[tiab]) OR acupuncture point[tiab]) OR acupuncture[tiab]
#10
#8 OR #9
#11
(clinical[tiab] AND trial[tiab]) OR “clinical trials as topic”[mesh] OR “clinical trial”[pt] OR random[tiab] OR “random allocation”[mesh] OR “therapeutic use”[sh]
