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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

Acupuncture for posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and prospective clinical trials.

Young-Dae Kim, In Heo, Byung-Cheul Shin, Cindy Crawford, Hyung-Won Kang, Jung-Hwa Lim

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract read
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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01681628 nacompletednot on this map

Effectiveness of Thought Field Therapy Provided by Newly Instructed Community Workers to a Traumatized Population in Uganda: A Randomised Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThought Field Therapy Foundation (UK) LtdRan2012 to 2014Enrolled256ConditionsPost-traumatic Stress DisorderArmsThought Field Therapy.
NCT04859686 nacompletednot on this map

Acupuncture and Meditation for Wellness (AMWELL)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniformed Services University of the Health SciencesRan2008 to 2010Enrolled77ConditionsPTSDArmsMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Acupuncture Treatment
NCT05516862 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Determining the Right Acupuncture for Good Recovery Over Neuropsychiatric Trauma (DRAGON)

TypeinterventionalSponsorPaul CrawfordRan2022 to 2026Enrolled75ConditionsPTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, AcupunctureArmsDragons acupuncture, Dragons acupressure, Dragons placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Young-Dae KimSchool of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Republic of Korea.
In Heo
Byung-Cheul Shin
Cindy Crawford
Hyung-Won Kang
Jung-Hwa Lim
Pusan National University · KRPusan National University Yangsan Hospital · KRSamueli Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the current evidence for effectiveness of acupuncture for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the form of a systematic review, a systematic literature search was conducted in 23 electronic databases. Grey literature was also searched. The key search terms were "acupuncture" and "PTSD." No language restrictions were imposed. We included all randomized or prospective clinical trials that evaluated acupuncture and its variants against a waitlist, sham acupuncture, conventional therapy control for PTSD, or without control. Four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 2 uncontrolled clinical trials (UCTs) out of 136 articles in total were systematically reviewed. One high-quality RCT reported that acupuncture was superior to waitlist control and therapeutic effects of acupuncture and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) were similar based on the effect sizes. One RCT showed no statistical difference between acupuncture and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). One RCT reported a favorable effect of acupoint stimulation plus CBT against CBT alone. A meta-analysis of acupuncture plus moxibustion versus SSRI favored acupuncture plus moxibustion in three outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that the evidence of effectiveness of acupuncture for PTSD is encouraging but not cogent. Further qualified trials are needed to confirm whether acupuncture is effective for PTSD.

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PMID23476697
PMCPMC3580897
OpenAlexW2075562586

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