SynthesisChinese journal of integrative medicine2011
Acupuncture for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03917953 (Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluating the effectiveness of electro-acupuncture as a treatment for childhood autism using single photon emission computed tomography.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2014Trial
- A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Review
- A National Survey on the Clinical Practice Patterns of Korean Medicine Doctors for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Acupuncture on Self-Perceived Stress and ADHD Core Symptomatology in an Adult, Atomoxetine-taking ADHD Participant. Insights from an In-depth Single Case Study.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2023Review
- Acupuncture for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment option for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
methodsThe literatures were searched using 15 databases, including MEDLINE, AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycInfo, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, six Korean medical databases and two Chinese databases without language restritions. Prospective controlled clinical studies of any type of acupuncture therapy for ADHD autistic patients were included. Trials in which acupuncture was part of a complex intervention were also included. All articles were read by two independent reviewers, who extracted data from the articles according to predefined criteria. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool.
resultsOf 114 articles, only three randomized clinical trials (RCTs) met our inclusion criteria. One RCT found that electroacupuncture (EA) plus behavioural treatment was superior to sham EA plus behavioural treatment. Two RCTs reported a significant benefit of acupuncture or auricular acupuncture over conventional drug therapies.
conclusionsLimited evidence exists for the effectiveness of acupuncture as a symptomatic treatment of ADHD. Given that the risk of bias of the included studies was high, firm conclusions cannot be drawn.
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