Efficacy of Acupuncture for Psychological Symptoms Associated with Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Boyuan, Zhang
Yang, Chen
Ke, Cheng
Xueyong, Shen
Sheng, Liu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This review systematically assessed the clinical evidence for and against acupuncture as a treatment for psychological symptoms associated with opioid addiction.
The database was accessed from MEDLINE and China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database.
We included all randomized clinical trials published in Chinese and English regardless of their controls.
Meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan software, version 5.2.
We conducted a literature search of 16 databases from their inception to January 2014.
Four studies from Western countries did not report any clinical gains in the treatment of psychological symptoms associated with opioid addiction.
10 of 12 studies from China have reported positive findings regarding the use of acupuncture to treat the psychological symptoms associated with opioid addiction.
The methodological quality of the included studies was poor.
The meta-analysis indicated that there was a significant difference between the treatment group and the control group for anxiety and depression associated with opioid addiction, although groups did not differ on opioid craving.
This review and meta-analysis could not confirm that acupuncture was an effective treatment for psychological symptoms associated with opioid addiction.
However, considering the potential of acupuncture demonstrated in the included studies, further rigorous randomized controlled trials with long followup are warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Boyuan, Zhang& Yang, Chen& Ke, Cheng& Xueyong, Shen& Sheng, Liu. 2014. Efficacy of Acupuncture for Psychological Symptoms Associated with Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018363
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Boyuan, Zhang…[et al.]. Efficacy of Acupuncture for Psychological Symptoms Associated with Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018363
American Medical Association (AMA)
Boyuan, Zhang& Yang, Chen& Ke, Cheng& Xueyong, Shen& Sheng, Liu. Efficacy of Acupuncture for Psychological Symptoms Associated with Opioid Addiction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018363
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018363