Review Article
Acupuncture for Adults with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
GRADE summary of comparing the acupuncture group with different nonacupuncture groups.
| | Outcomes | Anticipated absolute effects (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | № of participants
(studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | | Assumed risk: nonacupuncture | Corresponding risk: acupuncture |
| | Weekly defecation | The mean weekly defecation in the control groups was -5.2 | The mean weekly defecation in the intervention groups was 0.29 lower (0.49 lower to 0.08 lower) | — | 471 (2 RCTs) | ⨁⨁⨁◯ MODERATE | | Bristol stool form | The mean Bristol stool form in the control groups was -4.16 | The mean Bristol stool form in the intervention groups was 0.28 lower (0.68 lower to 0.12 higher) | — | 100 (2 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW | | Total symptom score | The mean total symptom score in the control groups was -4.1 | The mean total symptom score in the intervention groups was 1.17 lower (1.42 lower to 0.93 lower) | — | 303 (5 RCTs) | ⨁⨁⨁◯ MODERATE | | IBS-QOL | The mean IBS-QOL in the control groups was 71.15 | The mean IBS-QOL in the intervention groups was 2.37 higher (1.94 higher to 2.80 higher) | — | 143 (2 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW | | IBS-SSS | The mean IBS-SSS in the control groups was -95.7 | The mean IBS-SSS in the intervention groups was 0.75 lower (1.04 lower to 0.47 lower) | — | 319 (5 RCTs) | ⨁⨁⨁◯ MODERATE |
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