SynthesisRheumatology international2012
Moxibustion for the treatment of osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Moxibustion Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Moxibustion is an Alternative in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: The Evidence From Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- The effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for treating cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analyses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Pooled it
- Effectiveness of moxibustion treatment as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Arthritis research & therapy · 2014Trial
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- Research Trends of Moxibustion Therapy for Pain Treatment Over the Past Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- COChinese journal of integrative medicine · 2020Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Moxibustion Research Trends over the Past 20 Years.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- A pragmatic observational feasibility study on integrated treatment for musculoskeletal disorders: Design and protocol.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of moxibustion treatment in quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- Moxibustion for the correction of nonvertex presentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Review
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to summarise and critically evaluate the evidence from randomised clinical trials (RCTs) of moxibustion as a treatment for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Twelve databases were searched from their inception through July 2011. RCTs were considered whether they assessed any type of clinical outcome from moxibustion therapy for patients with OA localised to any joints. Two reviewers independently performed the selection of studies, data abstraction and validations. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane criteria. Eight RCTs met our inclusion criteria, and most of them had significant methodological weaknesses. Six RCTs tested the effects of moxibustion against conventional oral drug therapies in patients with knee OA (KOA). Meta-analysis showed favourable effects of moxibustion on the response rate (n = 540; RR, 1.09; 95 % CI 1.03-1.17; P = 0.005; heterogeneity: χ(2) = 5.48, P = 0.36, I (2) = 9 %). Two RCTs tested the effects of moxibustion on response rate after 2 months. The meta-analysis failed to show favourable effects of moxibustion (n = 180; RR, 1.10; 95 % CI 0.97-1.24; P = 0.13; heterogeneity: χ(2) = 0.03, P = 0.87, I (2) = 0 %). In conclusion, consistent results show that moxibustion may be effective in symptom management in patients with KOA. However, because of the number of eligible RCTs and the high risk of bias in the assessment of the available RCTs, the evidence supporting this conclusion is limited.
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