Efficacy of acupuncture for lifestyle risk factors for stroke: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modifications to lifestyle risk factors for stroke may help prevent stroke events. This systematic review aimed to identify and summarise the evidence of acupuncture interventions for those people with lifestyle risk factors for stroke, including alcohol-dependence, smoking-dependence, hypertension, and obesity.

Methods

MEDLINE, CINAHL/EBSCO, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Database were searched from January 1996 to December 2016. Only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with empirical research findings were included. PRISMA guidelines were followed and risk of bias was assessed via the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias assessment tool. The systematic review reported in this paper has been registered on the PROSPERO (#CRD42017060490).

Results

A total of 59 RCTs (5,

SUBMITTER: Sibbritt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203376 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature