ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Clinical Effects and Safety of Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Poststroke Dysphagia: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis investigating the impact of adjunctive electroacupuncture therapy on vascular mild cognitive impairment.Translational psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture for poststroke dysphagia.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Would integrated Western and traditional Chinese medicine have more benefits for stroke rehabilitation? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Acupuncture combined with balloon dilation for post-stroke cricopharyngeal achalasia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- The effect and optimal parameters of electroacupuncture on post-stroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Role of TRPV1 in electroacupuncture-mediated signal to the primary sensory cortex during regulation of the swallowing function.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- RETRACTED: Clinical effects of acupuncture for the treatment of pressure ulcers: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Post-stroke Everything.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2023Review
- Electroacupuncture at HT5 + GB20 promotes brain remodeling and significantly improves swallowing function in patients with stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Scientific Evidence of Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Visual bibliometric analysis of electroacupuncture research in stroke treatment: a 20-year overview.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Excitatory neurons in paraventricular hypothalamus contributed to the mechanism underlying acupuncture regulating the swallowing function.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Effects of Adding Di-Tan Decoction (DTD) and/or Electroacupuncture (EA) to Standard Swallowing Rehabilitation Training (SRT) for Improving Poststroke Dysphagia (PSD): A Pilot, Single-Centred, Randomized Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- The Effects of Electroacupuncture as an Adjunct Therapy on Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Clinical Studies of Acupuncture for Cancer Pain.Integrative cancer therapiesReview
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesElectroacupuncture (EA), an extension of acupuncture, which is based on traditional acupuncture combined with modern electrotherapy, is commonly used for poststroke dysphagia (PSD) in clinical treatment and research. However, there is still a lack of sufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of EA for PSD. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of EA in the treatment of PSD.
methodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of EA on PSD were identified through a comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Database, and VIP databases from their inception to July 2020. The quality assessment of the included trials was performed based on the guidance of the Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook, and meta-analysis (MA) was performed by using the RevMan 5.3 software.
resultsSixteen trials were identified, and these included 1,216 patients with PSD. The results demonstrated that EA in combination with swallowing rehabilitation training (SRT) was significantly superior to SRT alone with regard to effective rate (OR 5.40, 95% CI [3.78, 7.72],
conclusionsThe results showed that EA was better than the control treatment in terms of the effective rate, WST, VFSS, IFRS, and IAP of dysphagia after stroke. Strict evaluation standards and high-quality RCT designs are necessary for further exploration.
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