ReviewIntegrative medicine research2019
Acupuncture using pattern-identification for the treatment of insomnia disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Deep autoencoder-powered pattern identification of sleep disturbance using multi-site cross-sectional survey data.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State for the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in Patients Who Underwent Rotator Cuff Tear Repair.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Acupuncture combined with moxibustion for insomnia after stroke: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.Medicine · 2021Article
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundInsomnia symptoms are common, affecting almost 30% of the population of the population. Many use medications that may be ineffective and cause substantial harm. In complementary and alternative medicine, acupuncture is widely used to manage mental health problems. Acupuncture therapy emphasizes individualized treatment according to TCM pattern diagnosis. Although there are some systematic reviews that acupuncture has the benefit for insomnia, there is no systematic review on acupuncture using pattern identification. This review aimed for evaluating acupuncture efficacy using pattern-identification to treat insomnia.
methodsWe carried out a comprehensive review of randomized controlled trials (from 2000 to April 12, 2018), using PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, CNKI, and 3 Korean (OASIS, NDSL, RISS4U) databases, comparing acupuncture using pattern identification (only) with medication in primary insomnia. Response rate and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were the primary outcomes. Risk of bias and publication biases were evaluated, and meta-analyses were conducted.
resultsNineteen RCTs were included (11 manual acupuncture (1079 patients), 8 electro-acupuncture (442 patients)) of low quality. Meta-analyses of all studies reveled that acupuncture improved total effectiveness rate (Risk Ratio [RR] = 1.23, 95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 1.12-1.35, p < 0.00001; I
conclusionsAcupuncture using pattern identification led to significantly improved total effectiveness rate compared to medication. With regard to PSQI, as compared to the control group, acupuncture using pattern identification was similar to medication. However, this study has limitations of high risk of bias, not using a standardized pattern-diagnosis-treatment and not comparing with standarized acupuncture without pattern identification.
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