Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2022 / Article / Tab 3 / Review Article
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Frequentist Network Meta-Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation Table 3 Characteristics summary of included studies.
Author Region Diagnosis Assessment tool Arms Intervention Pain duration Participants Drop Female/male Responder/total Treatment duration Chen et al. [18 ] China Sciatica Pain threshold 3 G1: warm needling G1: 5.25 ± 3.59 y G1: 30 G1: 0 G1: 8/22 G1: 27/30 10 d G2: nimesulide dispersible tablets G2: 5.78 ± 4.87 y G2: 30 G2: 0 G2: 9/21 G2: 22/30 G3: acupoint injection G3: 4.71 ± 3.96 y G3: 30 G3: 0 G3: 10/20 G3: 19/30 Chen et al. [19 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: normal acupuncture G1: 1.35 ± 0.37 y G1: 45 G1: 0 G1: 16/29 G1: 36/45 20 d G2: fire needling G2: 1.42 ± 0.39 y G2: 45 G2: 0 G2: 14/31 G2: 43/45 Gao [20 ] China Shingles VAS 2 G1: electrical needling G1: 3.32 ± 1.21 y G1: 40 G1: 0 G1: 16/24 G1: 40/40 10 d G2: indometacin enteric-coated tablets G2: 3.12 ± 1.43 y G2: 40 G2: 0 G2: 15/25 G2: 34/40 Han [21 ] China Cervical entrapment syndrome VAS 2 G1: acupotomy (round-sharp needling) G1: 3 m–11 y G1: 68 G1: 0 G1: 27/41 G1: 66/68 14 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 5 m–12 y G2: 67 G2: 0 G2: 28/39 G2: 67/67 Hong [22 ] China Occipital neuralgia VAS 2 G1: fire needling G1: 3.8 ± 1.6 d G1: 30 G1: 0 G1: 16/14 G1: 30/30 5 d G2: carbamazepine tablets G2: 3.7 ± 1.8 d G2: 27 G2: 0 G2: 15/12 G2: 21/27 Li et al. [23 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: moxibustion G1: 5.90 ± 1.44 m G1: 40 G1: 0 G1: 17/23 G1: 39/40 30 d G2: fire needling G2: 6.07 ± 1.27 m G2: 40 G2: 1 G2: 18/22 G2: 39/39 Li [24 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: indometacin enteric-coated tablets G1: 4.05 ± 2.13 m G1: 42 G1: 0 G1: 15/27 G1: 28/42 15 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 4.13 ± 2.22 m G2: 42 G2: 0 G2: 16/26 G2: 36/42 Lin et al. [25 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: moxibustion G1: 5.90 ± 1.44 m G1: 30 G1: 1 G1: 13/17 G1: 28/29 28 d G2: ibuprofen sustained release capsules G2: 6.07 ± 1.27 m G2: 30 G2: 3 G2: 16/14 G2: 19/27 Liu [26 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: indometacin enteric-coated tablets G1: 4.11 ± 1.69 m G1: 40 G1: 0 G1: 18/22 G1: 32/40 15 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 4.12 ± 1.61 m G2: 40 G2: 0 G2: 17/23 G2: 38/40 Wang et al. [27 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: fire needling G1: 1–10 m G1: 28 G1: 0 G1: 12/16 G1: 28/28 14 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 1–11 m G2: 28 G2: 0 G2: 13/15 G2: 28/28 Xie and Chen [28 ] China Trigeminal neuralgia VAS 2 G1: carbamazepine tablets G1: 9.8 ± 2.6Y G1: 63 G1: 0 G1: 28/35 G1: 47/63 1 m G2: normal acupuncture G2: 9.4 ± 2.7 y G2: 63 G2: 0 G2: 27/36 G2: 57/63 Xu and Kang [29 ] China Occipital neuralgia SF-MPQ 2 G1: moxibustion NA G1: 20 G1: 0 NA G1: 20/20 10 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 20 G2: 0 G2: 18/20 Xu [30 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: fire needling 26 d–3 y G1: 44 G1: 0 Total: 35/52 G1: 41/44 10 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 43 G2: 0 G2: 30/43 Yan et al. [31 ] China PHN VAS 2 G1: fire needling G1: 180.41 ± 25.71 d G1: 38 G1: 0 G1: 17/21 G1: 37/38 28 d G2: diclofenac diethylamine emulgel G2: 175.50 ± 26.05 d G2: 37 G2: 0 G2: 17/20 G2: 29/37 Zhou [32 ] China Occipital neuralgia VAS 2 G1: normal acupuncture G1: 4.13 ± 1.22 d G1: 60 G1: 2 G1: 33/27 G1: 55/58 5 d G2: nabumetone capsules G2: 3.87 ± 1.39 d G2: 60 G2: 5 G2: 29/31 G2: 40/55 Zhou et al. [33 ] China Cerical spondyliotic radicuolathy Symptom scales 2 G1: warm needling NA G1: 30 G1: 0 G1: 8/22 G1: 30/30 10 d G2: normal acupuncture G2: 30 G2: 0 G2: 12/18 G2: 26/30
PHN, postherpetic neuralgia; VAS, visual analogue scale; SF-MPQ, short-form McGill pain questionnaire; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; G1 or (2, 3), group 1 or (group 2, group 3); NA, not available; d, day; m, month; y, year.