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Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Li, Shaowei
Xie, Pingjin
Liang, Zhenghui
Huang, Weihan
Huang, Zhanhui
Ou, Jinming
Lin, Zhiyong
Chai, Shengting
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The principal objective of this present study was to compare the effects of different acupuncture methods on pain, stiffness, and physical function for osteoarthritis of the knee by the pairwise and network meta-analysis (NMA).
A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was searched from three English databases and one Chinese database until January 2018.
A pairwise meta-analysis was performed with a random effects model.
Then we carried out the NMA within a Bayesian framework.
Mean difference (MD) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated by R 3.4.1, Stata 14.0, and RevMan 5.3 software to assess the relief of pain, the effectiveness for stiffness, and physical function recovery.
Node-splitting method was used to calculate the inconsistency.
Rank probabilities were assessed and clustered by the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA).
16 trials mostly researched short-term effectiveness and showed that fire needle and electro-acupuncture were statistically significant to decrease WOMAC pain and physical function scores when compared with other treatments, but there was no significant difference in stiffness calculations.
Our NMA demonstrated that acupuncture with heat pain or electrical stimulation might be suggested as the better choices in all acupuncture methods to osteoarthritis of the knee.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Shaowei& Xie, Pingjin& Liang, Zhenghui& Huang, Weihan& Huang, Zhanhui& Ou, Jinming…[et al.]. 2018. Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154439
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Shaowei…[et al.]. Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154439
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Shaowei& Xie, Pingjin& Liang, Zhenghui& Huang, Weihan& Huang, Zhanhui& Ou, Jinming…[et al.]. Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154439
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154439