Efficacy of Acupuncture for Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating opioid use disorder (OUD).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), Clinicaltrials.gov, and who.int/trialsearch were searched from inception to 23 December 2017. The methodological quality of selected studies and the quality of evidence for outcomes were assessed, respectively, by the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool and the GRADE approach. Statistical analyses were conducted by RevMan 5.3.

Results

A total of nine studies involving 1063 p

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6304557 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature