Acupuncture Methods for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 4

The results of network meta-analysis of reduction of pain intensity.

MA + EA
0.57 (−1.20, 2.35)	FA
1.37 (−0.47, 3.16)	0.79 (−1.06, 2.58)	AM + CM
1.64 (0.48, 2.83)	1.07 (−0.46, 2.65)	0.28 (−1.27, 1.91)	EA
1.75 (−0.03, 3.50)	1.18 (−0.66, 2.95)	0.40 (−1.14, 1.89)	0.11 (−1.45, 1.65)	EA + CM
2.25 (0.91, 3.57)	1.68 (0.26, 3.04)	0.87 (−0.36, 2.12)	0.60 (−0.48, 1.65)	0.49 (−0.69, 1.69)	MA
2.10 (0.54, 3.70)	1.54 (−0.13, 3.15)	0.74 (−0.57, 2.07)	0.47 (−0.90, 1.77)	0.35 (−0.64, 1.36)	−0.13 (−1.07, 0.78)	MA + CM
2.29 (0.31, 4.20)	1.73 (−0.28, 3.71)	0.93 (−0.89, 2.80)	0.66 (−1.13, 2.43)	0.53 (−1.22, 2.35)	0.06 (−1.42, 1.52)	0.19 (−1.42, 1.79)	AM
3.68 (0.96, 6.38)	3.11 (0.41, 5.83)	2.33 (−0.27, 4.87)	2.03 (−0.57, 4.55)	1.95 (−0.45, 4.32)	1.45 (−0.96, 3.77)	1.59 (−0.60, 3.71)	1.38 (−1.34, 4.07)	SA + CM
3.25 (1.84, 4.66)	2.68 (1.16, 4.12)	1.89 (0.79, 2.98)	1.60 (0.45, 2.72)	1.49 (0.45, 2.55)	1.01 (0.40, 1.61)	1.14 (0.46, 1.84)	0.96 (−0.51, 2.39)	−0.45 (−2.69, 1.85)	CM
3.89 (1.49, 6.27)	3.34 (0.95, 5.76)	2.53 (0.23, 4.92)	2.24 (−0.00, 4.49)	2.13 (−0.08, 4.49)	1.64 (−0.28, 3.66)	1.76 (−0.35, 4.00)	1.60 (−0.84, 4.01)	0.20 (−2.86, 3.26)	0.64 (−1.41, 2.77)	SA

^∗Significant difference. MA: manual acupuncture; EA: electronic acupuncture; AM: acupuncture-moxibustion; FA: fire acupuncture; SA: sham acupuncture; CM: conventional medicine.