ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
Conventional Treatments plus Acupuncture for Asthma in Adults and Adolescent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Traditional Chinese medicine to improve immune imbalance of asthma: focus on the adjustment of gut microbiota.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- A network meta-analysis of different acupuncture modalities in the treatment of bronchial asthma.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Allergic Diseases.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2020Review
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- The effect of acupuncture on tumor growth and gut microbiota in mice inoculated with osteosarcoma cells.Chinese medicine · 2020Article
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- Safety and efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2019Article
- Evidence for lifestyle interventions in asthma.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe efficacy of conventional treatments plus acupuncture for asthma in adult and adolescent is uncertain. Literature reports are conflicting; therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of conventional treatments plus acupuncture versus conventional treatments alone using a meta-analysis of all published randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
methodsTwo reviewers independently performed a comprehensive literature search from multiple electronic sources (1990-2018), including PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and WanFang databases. RCTs in which adult and adolescent patients with asthma (age ≥12 years) were divided into conventional treatments plus acupuncture and conventional treatments alone were included.
resultsNine studies were included. The results showed that conventional treatments plus acupuncture as a complementary therapy could improve the symptom response rate (OR = 7.87, 95% CI = [4.13, 14.99], p < 0.00001) and significantly decrease interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels (MD = -11.42; 95% CI = [-15.28, -7.56], p < 0.00001). However, indices of pulmonary function, including the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV
conclusionConventional treatments plus acupuncture are associated with significant benefits for adult and adolescent patients with asthma. Therefore, we suggest the use of conventional treatments plus acupuncture for asthma patients.
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