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Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Shugan Jieyu Capsules for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published on: February 17, 2023
[A systematic evaluation of randomized controlled trials for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of insomnia]
Ning Li1, Bin Wu, Cheng-Wei Wang
1Acupuncture Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. zhenjiuhuaxi@163.com
Objective:
To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on insomnia.
Methods:
A systematic evaluation of all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCT) about acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of insomnia was carried out. The data were statistically analyzed with a special software RevMan 4.1.
Results:
Six papers of RCT including 585 patients met the enrolled criteria. All of the trials were of lower in methodological quality without using blind method; Meta-analysis indicated that odds ratio was 3.55, 95% confidence interval [2.50, 5.05], P < 0.0001, as acupuncture group compared with drug group.
Conclusion:
Acupuncture is possibly effective for insomnia. However, because of lower methodological quality of all the trials, this conclusion has no enough evidence.
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