Efficacy and safety of acupuncture on sleep quality for post-stroke insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, and improving sleep quality in post-stroke insomnia is beneficial to the recovery of stroke. Acupuncture is widely used for the treatment of post-stroke insomnia in China. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to explore the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for post-stroke insomnia.

Methods

Eight databases were searched from their inception to 12 September 2022. Two reviewers independently performed the study screening and data extraction. The outcomes include Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), objective sleep data measured by polysomnography (PSG), long-term efficacy and adverse events. The quality of the trials was assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool 2.0. The RevMan

SUBMITTER: Shi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333537 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature