Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture Combined with Herbal Medicine in Treating Gouty Arthritis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 2

Details of intervention in acupuncture groups and control groups.

Study IDAcupuncture point [50]Acupuncture on one or both sides of the bodyDuration of each treatmentFrequencyWith or without conventional medicine

JinRT 2011Yinlingquan(SP9), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Quchi(LI11)On both sides30 min1 time/day;Y
liuF 2011Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Yinbai(SP1), Dadu(SP2), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9)NR30 min1 time/day;N
liYM 2019Taibai(Sp3), Taichong (Liv3), Xingjian(Liv2), Neiting (S44), Xiangu(S43), Qiuxu(G40), intense redness, swelling, and pain areas (usually the location of gouty tophus deposits)NRNR1 time every other day;Y
ZhongYH 2021Local joint with recurrent goutOn one sideNRAcupuncture:1 time;Y
FengPD 2017The local tenderness point of the joint lesion and the surface of the distended and bruising veinOn one side3–5 min2 times/weekY
ZhangSJ 2010Local joint with recurrent goutNR2–5 min3 times/dayY
LiuZY 2014Xuehai(SP10), Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Fenglong(S40), Yinlingquan(SP9), Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Taichong (Liv3), Dadu(SP2), Local ashi pointNR30 min1 time/dayY
GuanFY 2014Taichong (Liv3), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Fenglong(S40), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34)NR20 min1 time/dayY
XieYF 2015Ashi pointNRNR1 time/dayY
ChenKW 2016Ashi point(Pain point), Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6)NR15 min1 time/dayY
JinZ 2012Xuanzhong(G39), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Shangqiu(Sp5), Zhaohai(K6), Yanglingquan(GB34), Yinlingquan(SP9), Liangqiu(ST34), Xuehai(SP10), Quchi(LI11), Shaohai (H3), Shousanli(LI10), Chize(L15)NRNR1 time/dayN
liJY 2013Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9), Fenglong(S40), Xuehai(SP10), Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Taichong (Liv3), ashi pointNR30 min1 time/dayY
WangMJ 2015Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34), Fenglong(S40), gongsun (SP 4) (both sides), Ashi pointOn both sides30 minNRN
ZhuC 2011Yinbai(SP1), Taichong(Liv3), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Fenglong(S40), Zusanli(ST36), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34), Taibai(Sp3), Hegu(LI4), ashi pointNR301 time every other day;Y
Yinlingquan(SP9), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Quchi(LI11)On both sides

Note: NR: not reported; Y: yes; N: no.