Acupuncture techniques for COPD: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This is the second part of a large spectrum systematic review which aims to identify and assess the evidence for the efficacy of non-pharmacological acupuncture techniques in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The results of all techniques except for filiform needle are described in this publication. METHODS:Eleven different databases were screened for randomised controlled trials up to June 2019. Authors in pairs extracted the data and assessed the risk of bias independently. RevMan 5.3 software was used for the meta-analysis. RESULTS:Thirty-three trials met the inclusion criteria, which involved the follow techniques: AcuTENS (7 trials), moxibustion (11 trials), acupressure (7 trials), ear acupuncture (6 trials), acupressure and ear acupuncture comb

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Jane C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature