SynthesisChinese journal of integrative medicine2018
Acupuncture Treatment for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: An Update Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture in aspiration caused by post-stroke dysphagia.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the rules of related parameters in acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia based on data mining.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture for poststroke dysphagia.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of three tongue needles acupoints Lianquan (CV23) and Hegu (LI4) combined with swallowing training on the quality of life of laryngeal cancer patients with dysphagia after surgery.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2022Trial
- Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP) or Bulbar Onset MND: "A Case Report".Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture at HT5 + GB20 produces stronger activation effect on swallowing cortex and muscle than single points.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Electroacupuncture at HT5 + GB20 promotes brain remodeling and significantly improves swallowing function in patients with stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Herbal medicine and acupuncture relieved progressive bulbar palsy for more than 3 years: A case report.Medicine · 2022Article
- Changes in bone mineral density, 25-hydroxyvitamin DExperimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Subacute Poststroke Aphasia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Blinded, Controlled, Multicentre Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Acupuncture Reduces the Risk of Dysphagia in Stroke Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Evidence-based Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Stroke in Hong Kong.Chinese medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of Different Frequencies of Electroacupuncture on Post-Stroke Dysphagia in Mice.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2020Article
- Treatment of dysphagia after stroke with acupuncture and related therapies: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Comparative efficacy of nonpharmaceutical therapy in the treatment of dysphagia after stroke: A protocol for systematic review.Medicine · 2020Article
- Electroacupuncture Involved in Motor Cortex and Hypoglossal Neural Control to Improve Voluntary Swallowing of Poststroke Dysphagia Mice.Neural plasticity · 2020Article
- Acupuncture for Poststroke Dysphagia: A Pilot, Nonrandomized, Self-Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Electroacupuncture Pretreatment Elicits Tolerance to Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion through Inhibition of the GluN2B/m-Calpain/p38 MAPK Proapoptotic Pathway.Neural plasticity · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in patients with post-stroke dysphagia by an update meta-analysis.
methodsPotentially eligible RCTs aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture vs. non-acupuncture treatments, such as rehabilitation training or routine medication on the swallowing difficulty after stroke were searched from PubMed, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and other database from the earliest record to June 2016. Patient demographics, regimens for acupuncture, type of controls, methods of randomization, and measurements of the clinical symptoms of dysphagia were retrieved. The relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of effective rate of dysphagia was calculated after intervention performed following admission. Subgroup analyses and a metaregression analysis were performed to describe the heterogeneity.
resultsTwenty-nine RCTs comprising 2,190 patients were included. The included studies had a medium quality grade based on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) checklist. Acupuncture therapy provided a higher effective rate compared with nonacupuncture treatments [RR=1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25 to 1.43]. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses suggested that acupuncture intensity and measurement method were main sources of heterogeneity and resulted in a significant difference for pooled effect size. No severe adverse events were documented in these RCTs.
conclusionsOur meta-analysis provides a new evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treatment to post-stroke dysphagia in short-term compared with rehabilitation or medication. More high-quality and large-scale research studies are needed.
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