Efficacy and safety of acupuncture-related therapies in symptomatic endometriosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the effectiveness and safety of different acupuncture-related therapies combined with pharmacotherapies for treating symptomatic endometriosis.

Methods

A pre-defined search strategy was conducted across eight databases (Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, China Science and Technology Journal Database, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) from inception to May 1, 2023. The included studies were evaluated for methodological quality using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. The surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) was applied to rank the acupuncture-related therapies for each outcome.

Results

Twenty-three randomized controlled t

SUBMITTER: Su Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature