Research Article
[Retracted] The Effectiveness Comparison of Different Acupuncture-Related Therapies on Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Patients’ characteristic of the included studies.
| Author | year | Experiment | Fluquency | Duration time | e.N | e.WOMAC function score | Control | con.N | con.WOMAC function score |
| Ton et al. [11] | 2021 | Acupuncture | — | — | 120 | — | No acupuncture | 179 | — | Wang et al. [12] | 2020 | Electroacupuncture | — | 8w | 15 | — | Sham electroacupuncture | 15 | — | Chen et al. [13] | 2020 | Electroacupuncture | — | — | 28 | — | Acupuncture | 28 | — | Liang et al. [14] | 2019 | Soft-tissue relaxing needing | 1 time/2 d | 4times | 20 | — | Electroacupuncture | 20 | — | Chen et al. [15] | 2018 | Acupuncture | — | — | 30 | — | - | — | — | Chen et al. [15] | 2018 | Aconite cake-separated moxibustion | — | — | 30 | — | Moxibustion | 30 | — | Deng et al. [16] | 2020 | Stuck-needle technique | — | — | 33 | — | Regular acupuncture | 32 | — | Wang et al. [17] | 2017 | Warm needling moxibustion | — | — | 25 | 11.0 ± 8.99 | Sham | 21 | 15.86 ± 11.30 | Wang et al. [18] | 2020 | Electroacupuncture | — | 8 W | 43 | 11.39 ± 7.34 | Acupuncture | 30 | 14.86 ± 8.06 | Shi et al. [19] | 2020 | Electroacupuncture | — | 8 w | 28 | 11.39 ± 7.34 | Manual acupuncture | 30 | 14.86 ± 8.06 | Zhao et al. [20] | 2021 | Laser moxibustion | — | 4 w | 193 | 11.69 ± 14.19 | Sham laser control group | 177 | 1.38 ± 6.35 | Lin et al. [21] | 2020 | Intensive acupuncture | 3 sessions/w vs.1 session/w | 8 w | 30 | 14.5 ± 8.3 | Acupuncture | 30 | 17.5 ± 6.9 | Chen et al. [22] | 2020 | Moxibustion | — | 4 w | 28 | 14.86 ± 4.03 | Acupuncture | 28 | 23.75 ± 6.88 | Yu W | 2021 | Acupuncture | — | — | 61 | 27.89 ± 16.85 | Sham acupuncture | 31 | 32.58 ± 18.58 | Fu et al. [23] | 2021 | Fire needling | — | 2 w | 26 | 7.92 ± 3.89 | Regular acupuncture | 26 | 11.58 ± 7.60 | Tu et al. [24] | 2021 | Electro-acupuncture | 3 times/w | 8 w | 151 | 9.26 ± 7.03 | Sham acupuncture | 146 | 11.78 ± 8.17 | Fu et al. [25] | 2020 | Miao crossbow needle | normal, 3 times/w, 20 w | 46 d | 149 | 9.35 ± 6.73 | Acupuncture | 152 | 11.41 ± 7.49 |
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