Review Article

Efficacy and Safety of Scalp Acupuncture for Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Basic information of the included literatures.

First authorYear of publicationLanguagesInterventionsNumber of casesCourse of treatmentOutcome indicators
Treatment groupControl groupTreatment groupControl group

Dong2018EnglishScalp acupunctureNo treatment202028 days①②
Jianpian Dong2008ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture363530 days①②
Zhangling Zhou2010ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture353528 days①②
Yingzhen Li2011ChineseScalp acupunctureBody acupuncture878628 days①②③
Lianhe Dong2012ChineseScalp acupunctureBody acupuncture242428 days①②
Zhiqing le2020ChineseScalp acupunctureRight left picrolon303030 days①②③
Zhiqiang Zhang2010ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture282830 days①②
Jiakun Cao2013ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture353530 days①②
Xuanting gu2013ChineseScalp acupunctureEstazolam303014 days①②
Qiuhe Zhao2014ChineseScalp acupunctureEstazolam and oryzanol515120 days①②
Xinhao Li2018ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture303028 days①②
Jiali Tang2016ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture505030 days①②③
Yu Shi2020ChineseScalp acupunctureDiazepam404021 days①②
Linna Huang2011ChineseScalp acupunctureEstazolam303020 days①②
Yufang Hong2017ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture303028 days
Zhibin Liu2007ChineseScalp acupunctureClonazepam808028 days①②
Yingying Mao2012ChineseScalp acupunctureRoutine acupuncture333328 days①②③
Daopeng Lai2015ChineseScalp acupunctureEstazolam30307 days①②
Jinchen Lu2013ChineseScalp acupunctureBody acupuncture373740 days
Hui Kang2015ChineseScalp acupunctureEstazolam353528 days①②③
Xiaopei Feng2014ChineseScalp acupunctureClozapine333310 days①②③

①PSQI score; ②effective rate; ③adverse events.