Systematic Review on Acupuncture for Treatment of Dysphagia after Stroke
Joint Authors
Xu, Zhenhua
Ye, Qiuping
Xie, Yu
Shi, Junheng
Ou, Aihua
Xu, Nenggui
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To assess the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture for dysphagia after stroke.
Methods.
Seven electronic databases were searched from their inception until 31 September 2016.
All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) incorporating acupuncture or acupuncture combined with other interventions for treatment of dysphagia after stroke were enrolled.
Then they were extracted and assessed by two independent evaluators.
Direct comparisons were conducted in RevMan 5.3.0 software.
Results.
6010 patients of 71 papers were included.
The pooled analysis of efficacy rate of 58 studies indicated that acupuncture group was superior to the control group with moderate heterogeneity (RR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.13 1.21, Z=9.08, and P<0.00001); meta-analysis of the studies using blind method showed that the efficacy rate of acupuncture group was 3.01 times that of control group with no heterogeneity (RR = 3.01, 95% CI: 1.95 4.65, Z=4.97, and P<0.00001).
Only 13 studies mentioned the safety evaluation.
Conclusion.
The result showed that the acupuncture group was better than control group in terms of efficacy rate of dysphagia after stroke.
And the combining result of those researches using blind method was more strong in proof.
Strict evaluation standard and high-quality RCT design are necessary for further exploration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ye, Qiuping& Xie, Yu& Shi, Junheng& Xu, Zhenhua& Ou, Aihua& Xu, Nenggui. 2017. Systematic Review on Acupuncture for Treatment of Dysphagia after Stroke. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154311
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ye, Qiuping…[et al.]. Systematic Review on Acupuncture for Treatment of Dysphagia after Stroke. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154311
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ye, Qiuping& Xie, Yu& Shi, Junheng& Xu, Zhenhua& Ou, Aihua& Xu, Nenggui. Systematic Review on Acupuncture for Treatment of Dysphagia after Stroke. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154311
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154311