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Acupuncture for mumps in children.

Jing He¹, Min Zheng, Mingming Zhang

¹Rehabilitation and Acupuncture Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

|September 14, 2012

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Acupuncture may improve mumps recovery rates in children, but evidence is limited. One study showed higher recovery with acupuncture, though it took longer to cure. More research is needed for definitive conclusions.

Area of Science:

Integrative Medicine
Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases

Background:

Mumps is a viral illness spread through respiratory droplets and saliva.
Previous studies suggest acupuncture may benefit children with mumps.
A systematic review of acupuncture's efficacy and safety for mumps is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for treating mumps in children.

Main Methods:

Searched multiple databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, etc.) and handsearched journals for relevant studies.
Included randomized controlled trials comparing acupuncture with placebo, no treatment, or other medications for mumps.
Extracted data and assessed study quality, calculating risk ratios for recovery and standardized mean differences for time to cure.

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Main Results:

One study with 239 participants met the inclusion criteria.
The acupuncture group showed a higher recovery rate (RR 1.88) compared to the Western medicine group.
The acupuncture group had a longer time to cure (mean 4.20 days) than the control group (mean 3.78 days).
The included study had a potential risk of bias due to low methodological quality.

Conclusions:

Conclusions on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for mumps cannot be confidently drawn from this single study.
Further high-quality research is required to establish the benefits and risks of acupuncture for mumps treatment.