Meta-analysis of Consciousness-Restoring and Orifice-Opening Acupuncture Manipulation in Treating Stroke

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Category Systematic review
Journal州中医药大学学报 (Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Year 2004
[Objective] The method of using evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews and Meta analysis of activating Acupuncture treatment of stroke clinical efficacy and safety of. [Method] a comprehensive collection of activating Acupuncture Therapy for stroke clinical trial data, in strict quality evaluation based on the use of Meta analysis software RevMan4.1 overall effect of multiple studies conducted random effects model, and stratified analysis, evaluation of heterogeneity and sensitivity analysis; funnel plot analysis of publication bias. [results] activating acupuncture therapy (recover from illness penetrance) effect size OR = 3.65,95% CI [1.70,7.83]; to reduce the value of long-term mortality effects OR = 0.21,95% confidence interval [ 0.08,0.52]; stratified analysis showed that the treatment effect of stroke sequela value OR = 4.01, cerebral infarction treatment effect size OR = 4.45; funnel plot asymmetry graphics; included in this study were not found in the literature reports of adverse reactions. [Conclusion] activating acupuncture treatment of stroke have a certain effect on the cerebral infarction, particularly cerebral infarction have a more definite effect, and reduces long-term mortality in patients with stroke by heterogeneity evaluation and sensitivity analysis heterogeneity was found may be due to different standards and different design types included in the trial. the funnel plot suggests the presence of publication bias. existing research findings there are certain limitations, want to come to conclusions accepted it remains to be multi-center, randomized controlled clinical trials.
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