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GRADE in Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture for Stroke Rehabilitation: Recommendations based on High-Quality Evidence.
Review in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of electrical acupoint stimulation for postoperative nausea and vomiting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Biomarker-Based Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Would integrated Western and traditional Chinese medicine have more benefits for stroke rehabilitation? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2022Pooled it
- An overview of the evidence to guide decision-making in acupuncture therapies for early recovery after acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of acupuncture in the management of post-apoplectic aphasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Pooled it
- The risk associated with spinal manipulation: an overview of reviews.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Prevention and Treatment of Radiation-Induced Esophagitis With Oral Herbal Medicine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for acute cerebral infarction: a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Mobilizing endogenous neuroprotection: the mechanism of the protective effect of acupuncture on the brain after stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for stroke and stroke complications: a protocol for meta-analysis and systematic review based on randomized, single-blind, controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Effect of Electroacupuncture on Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Peripheral Blood after Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion/Reperfusion in Rats Based on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.Mediators of inflammation · 2022Article
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for posterior circulation ischemic vertigo: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for poststroke patients with shoulder pain: study protocol for a double-center, randomized, patient- and assessor-blinded, sham-controlled, parallel, clinical trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Article
- Critical roles of TRPV2 channels, histamine H1 and adenosine A1 receptors in the initiation of acupoint signals for acupuncture analgesia.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Mechanisms of Acupuncture Therapy for Cerebral Ischemia: an Evidence-Based Review of Clinical and Animal Studies on Cerebral Ischemia.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2017Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Systematic reviews (SRs) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated acupuncture's effectiveness in stroke rehabilitation. The current study reviews the quality of evidence in SRs of acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation, and rates the strength of recommendation for its use based on this evidence using the GRADE (grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluations) approach. A comprehensive literature search was performed using multiple databases (e.g., Medline, Embase) with advanced search strategies. Two authors independently selected articles, collected data, and assessed the methodological quality of each identified SR according to AMSTAR (a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews) and OQAQ (Oxman and Guyatt's overview quality assessment questionnaire). Outcomes related to stroke rehabilitation were evaluated. SRs of high methodological quality (AMSTAR score ≥9 and OQAQ score ≥7) were graded using GRADE. Ultimately, acupuncture yields benefits in stroke rehabilitation (neurological function improvement: RR = 1.34; swallowing improvement: RR = 1.61, 1.49, 1.07; disability: SMD = 0.49 or 0.07). Poor evidentiary quality and insufficient information about harm led to weak recommendations. In conclusion, acupuncture may improve stroke rehabilitation, as the GRADE approach indicated a weak recommendation for acupuncture's usage in this context.
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