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[Meta-analysis on acupuncture for treatment of dementia]
Xiao-Xi Guo1, Hong-Shu Jin, Li Huo
1Institute of Acupuncture and Massage, Liaoning University of TCM, Shenyang 110032, China.
Objective:
To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on dementia.
Methods:
The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of dementia are comprehensively searched in according with the demands of the evidence-based medicine (EBM), which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years. Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.
Results:
Twenty-two randomized controlled trials are included, among them, 19 trials are carried out by Meta-analysis. The total OR is 3.72 [2.73, 5.07], and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry. It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than the control groups (Z = 8.32, P < 0.00001).
Conclusion:
Acupuncture therapy is effective on dementia according to the domestic clinical literatures. However, the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.
