ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Acupuncture for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for the Relief of Chronic Pain: A Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE).Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2024Trial
- Anti-Obesity Effect of Probiotic Carrot Nectar Incorporated with L. Plantarum MCC5231.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Data Mining of Acupuncture Prescriptions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Literature-Based Analysis of Acupoint Patterns and Parameters.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- TXB-001, A Newly-Developed Polymer-Conjugated Anthracycline, Alleviates Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2025Article
- Therapeutic effects of tetrandrine in inflammatory diseases: a comprehensive review.Inflammopharmacology · 2024Review
- Treatment, Diagnostic Criteria and Variability of Terminology for Lateral Elbow Pain: Findings from an Overview of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Treatment of lateral epicondylitis with acupuncture and glucocorticoid: A retrospective cohort study.Medicine · 2020Article
- Management of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Narrative Literature Review.Pain research & management · 2020Review
- Scoping review of systematic reviews of complementary medicine for musculoskeletal and mental health conditions.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Authors and funding
11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Objective. This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for lateral epicondylitis (LE). Methods. Seven databases and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Search Portal were searched to identify relevant studies. The data were extracted and assessed by two independent authors, and Review Manager Software (V.5.3) was used for data synthesis with effect estimate presented as standard mean difference (SMD) and mean difference (MD) with a 95% confidence interval. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to assess the level of evidence. Results. Four RCTs with 309 participants were included with poor methodological quality. Participants who received acupuncture and acupuncture plus moxibustion with material insulation were likely to have an improvement in elbow functional status and/or myodynamia. The overall quality rated by GRADE was from very low to low. Two studies reported that the needle pain would be the main reason for the dropout. Conclusion. For the small number of included studies with poor methodological quality, no firm conclusion can be drawn regarding the effect of acupuncture of elbow functional status and myodynamia for LE. This trial is registered with CRD42015016199.
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