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SynthesisJournal of gastroenterology and hepatology2021

Acupuncture for functional gastrointestinal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xi-Yang Wang, Hao Wang, Yuan-Yuan Guan, Rong-Lin Cai, Guo-Ming Shen

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Synthesis in Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xi-Yang WangSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0823-3733
Hao WangSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Yuan-Yuan GuanDepartment Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Rong-Lin CaiResearch Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Guo-Ming ShenSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81973936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe therapeutic effect of acupuncture treatments (AT) on functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) is contentious. A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for FGIDs.

methodsThe Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PUBMED, Web of Science, Wanfang Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and VIP Database were searched through December 31, 2019 with no language restrictions. Risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to determine the improvement in symptom severity after treatment.

resultsA total of 61 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on FGIDs were included. The pooled results illustrated the following: compared to pharmacotherapy (RR 1.13, 95% CI 1.09-1.17), placebo acupuncture (RR 1.69, 95% CI 1.37-2.08), no specific treatment (RR 1.86, 95% CI 1.31-2.62), and AT as an adjuvant intervention to other active treatments (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.21-1.30), AT had more favorable improvements in symptom severity; sub-group analysis results classified according to functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, and functional constipation also supported this finding; and the incidence of adverse events was lower in AT than in other treatments (RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.56-0.99).

conclusionsThis meta-analysis found that AT was significantly associated with relief of FGIDs symptoms; however, the evidence level was moderate or low. Further data from rigorously designed and well powered RCTs are needed to verify the effectiveness and safety of AT as a FGIDs treatment. PROSPERO PROTOCOL NUMBER: CRD42020169508.

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Acupuncture TherapyGastrointestinal DiseasesConstipationDyspepsiaHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAcupunctureFunctional constipationFunctional dyspepsiaFunctional gastrointestinal disordersIrritable bowel syndrome

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PMID34342044
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