SynthesisClinical nursing research2022
Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and or Moxibustion for Managing Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Traditional Chinese medicine interventions based on meridian theory for pain relief in patients with primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Comparative Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Women With Dysmenorrhea and Autonomic Imbalance: A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2025Trial
- Effects of Acupuncture on Uterine Hemodynamics and Early-Phase Pain Relief in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Network-Based Identification of Core Acupoints for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Synthesis of Randomized Trial Prescriptions.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
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- Exploring the Potential Benefits of Acupuncture for Dysmenorrhea [Letter].Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Revealing the Central Mechanism of Acupuncture for Primary Dysmenorrhea Based on Neuroimaging: A Narrative Review.Pain research & management · 2023Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Acupuncture and moxibustion have been accepted as add-on options for primary dysmenorrhea (PD); however, the clinical evidence is still inadequate. We searched AMED, CENTRAL, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, VIP, Wangfang database, ANZCTR, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the WHO ICTRP, from their inception to February 2021. The pooled analysis of 13 RCTs with 675 participants for VAS showed that acupuncture and moxibustion were more effective in managing PD than the control group with the MD of -1.93 (95% CI [-2.80, -1.06] and -2.67 (95% CI [-4.96, -0.38]). With the CMSS, seven studies with 487 participants showed that these modalities were more effective than the control group with the MD of -7.58 (95% CI [-10.97, -4.19]) and -3.78 (95% CI [-6.90, -0.66]). The findings indicated that acupuncture and moxibustion could relieve pain effectively and has fewer adverse events (AEs) in managing PD.
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