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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

Comparing Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jiwon Kim, Su-Ryun Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Dong-Hyun Nam

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Fibromyalgia: Results of an Online Survey.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jiwon KimDepartment of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-8736
Su-Ryun KimDepartment of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-379X
Hyangsook LeeDepartment of Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9389
Dong-Hyun NamDepartment of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9644-2262

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAcupuncture is often used for relieving symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Our aim is to ascertain whether verum acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture in FMS.

methodsWe collected RCTs to investigate the effects of verum acupuncture and sham acupuncture on pain, sleep quality, fatigue, and general status in FMS patients. The databases used for data retrieval were PubMed, Central Cochrane, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CNKI, VIP, OASIS, KoreaMed, and RISS. Selection/exclusion from the retrieved records was performed according to prespecified criteria, and the final selected records were assessed according to the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The results of the included trials were synthesized on the basis of outcomes, and subgroup analysis depended on the type of add-on sham acupuncture that was performed.

resultsTen RCTs (690 participants) were eligible, and eight RCTs were eventually included in the meta-analysis. The synthesis showed a sizable effect of verum acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture on pain relief (standardized mean difference (SMD) -0.49,

conclusionsVerum acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture for pain relief, improving sleep quality, and reforming general status in FMS posttreatment. However, evidence that it reduces fatigue was not found.

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PMCPMC6732586

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