SynthesisFrontiers in neuroscience2022
The clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture intervention on cancer-related insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Interventions for managing clinically relevant sleep disturbances or insomnia in cancer patients and survivors: an up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported sleep disturbance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping the research landscape of traditional Chinese medicine in insomnia management: a bibliometric study (2005-2024).Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep quality in patients with cancer-related insomnia: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of acupuncture on hot flashes and sleep disturbances in women with breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy: a pre-post quasi-interventional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Acupuncture and Acupressure for Cancer Symptom Management: an Opinion Statement Based on Preliminary Evidence Mapping.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026Review
- Traditional Chinese medicine therapies for insomnia: An umbrella review and evidence map.Integrative medicine research · 2025Review
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol to Establish How Common Clinical Acupoint Stimulation-Related Therapies Should Be Used for Managing Insomnia.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treating symptoms for Cancer-related Insomnia(CRI) patients. Methods: Seven databases were searched from the time of database establishment to 31 March 2022. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) on acupuncture intervention for CRI were collected. Literature screening and data extraction were performed independently by two researchers. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. Results: A total of 13 articles with 1,109 participants were included. Five hundred and seventeen in the treatment group and 592 in the control group. Ten of the RCTs used the PSQI rating scale and four randomized controlled trials used the ISI rating scale, and the PSQI and ISI were analyzed together as continuous data. The results of the meta-analysis were: MD = -1.83, 95%CI = [-2.71, -0.94], Conclusion: Acupuncture can improve the symptoms of patients with CRI to some extent, but due to the relatively small number and low quality of the included literature in this study, more high-quality clinical trials are needed as supplement the evidences in future. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/.
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