ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Acupuncture for Primary Dysmenorrhea: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Traditional Chinese medicine interventions based on meridian theory for pain relief in patients with primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Lifestyle intervention Tai Chi for adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a PRIO-harms based overview of 17 systematic reviews.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and or Moxibustion for Managing Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical nursing research · 2022Pooled it
- Quality of the Evidence Supporting the Role of Acupuncture for Stable Angina Pectoris: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
- An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture for Infertile Women UndergoingFrontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for the Relief of Chronic Pain: A Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- An Overview of Systematic Reviews: Complementary Therapies for Cancer Patients.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Network-Based Identification of Core Acupoints for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Synthesis of Randomized Trial Prescriptions.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling in Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Study Protocol for a Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- International standard of Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques: clinical guidelines for dysmenorrhea (2022).Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Article
- Experiences of dysmenorrhea and its treatment among allistic and autistic menstruators: a thematic analysis.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Research methods and efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of Parkinson's disease: a scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Evidence mapping and overview of systematic reviews of the effects of acupuncture therapies.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Scientific Evidence of Traditional Chinese Exercise (Qigong) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.BioMed research international · 2022Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Therapy in the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea from 2001 to 2021.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- The Effect and Safety of Xuefu Zhuoyue Prescription for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Acupuncture as Part of Multimodal Analgesia for Chronic Pain.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAs current evidence of the effectiveness on acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is inconsistent, we aimed to critically appraise the evidence from relevant systematic reviews (SRs).
methodsSRs of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) concerning acupuncture and PD were searched in four databases. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and latest Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR2) checklists were used to assess reporting characteristics and methodological quality, respectively.
resultsThe literature search yielded 38 potential records, of which five met the inclusion criteria. The total average (SD) for PRISMA was 20.60 (1.14) out of 27. All five SRs have more than one critical weakness in AMSTAR2, so their methodological qualities were considered as critically low. The most frequent problems included nonregistration of study protocol, absence of a list of excluded studies, and unclear acknowledgment of conflicts of interests. The three studies of higher methodological quality reported positive results in pain relief.
conclusionThe reporting and methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis studies were suboptimal, which demands further improvement. More efforts are needed to improve validity of systematic reviews and RCTs in this area.
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