Meta analysis of the clinical efficacy of needling in the treatment of chronic urticaria

Objective: Systematic evaluation of the clinical efficacy of the treatment of chronic urticaria for nearly 10 years. Method: Computer retrieval of CNKI, VIP Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), WANFANG DATA, PubMed, etc. March 2009 to March 2019. by Two researchers performed a qualitative assessment of each inclusion literature according to the improved Jadad criteria, using the Rev Man 5.3 software for Meta analysis. Results: 16 studies were incorporated in a total of 1325 patients.Meta analysis showed that the total effective efficiency of the treatment group was better than the control group: OR =3.86,95% CI [2.71,5.49] → 1; healing rate :OR = 2.23,95% CI [1.75,2.85] → 1; Relapse rate: OR = 0.34,95% CI is [0.16,0.72] ①. Explain the total effective efficiency, healing rate is higher than the control group, relapse rate is lower than the control group. Conclusion: acupuncture treatment of chronic hives is better than conventional Western medicine treatment and can reduce recurrence rate.