Acupuncture therapy for radiotherapy-induced adverse effect: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Wang, JY; Jiao, Y (通讯作者),Hubei Prov Hosp Tradit Chinese Med, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;Wang, JY; Jiao, Y (通讯作者),Hubei Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Affliated Hosp, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
2022-12-15
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of different acupuncture therapies for radiotherapy-induced adverse effects (RIAEs) and find out the optimal scheme. Methods: Eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were collected from inception to June 2020 from 9 bibliographic databases. The risk of bias evaluation of the analyzed literature was carried out using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. Network meta-analysis was mainly performed using STATA 14.2 and OpenBUGS 3.2.3 by figuring out the network diagrams, league figures, and SUCRA values. Results: A total of 41 studies with 3,011 participants reported data suitable for network meta-analysis. There was a low to moderate risk of bias in twenty of the articles. ST36 was the most widely prescribed acupoint. Based on network meta-analysis, four outcome indicators were described, namely, acupuncture + medication ranked first in treating radiation enteritis, moxibustion + medication ranked first in preventing radiotherapy-induced leukopenia, acupuncture + medication ranked first in preventing radioactive oral mucositis, and acupuncture ranked first in improving the stimulated salivary flow rate of radioactive xerostomia. Conclusion: The findings of the network meta-analysis manifested that acupuncture therapy combined with medication has superiority in most RIAEs, both reducing incidence and relieving symptoms. However, high-quality studies are still needed to provide conclusive evidence.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:10
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
4
2013以来使用计数
4
EISSN
2296-2565
出版年
2022-12-15
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2022.1026971
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
acupuncture therapy radiotherapy adverse effect network meta-analysis systematic review