Meta-analysis on acupuncture for treatment of dementia.
- Author:
Xiao-Xi GUO
1
;
Hong-Shu JIN
;
Li HUO
;
Jie ZHENG
;
Xiao-Mi ZHOU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Aged; Dementia; therapy; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2008;28(2):140-144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on dementia.
METHODSThe 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.
RESULTSTwenty-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).
CONCLUSIONAcupuncture therapy is effective on dementia according to the domestic clinical literatures. However, the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.
