Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Hun-Soo Lee; Hye-Lim Park; Seung-Jin Lee; Byung-Cheul Shin; Jun-Yong Choi; Myeong Soo Lee

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Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

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- Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 19, Issue 4, Pages: 297-306(2013)
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  1. School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea
  2. School of Korean Medical Science, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea
  3. Hospital of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea
  4. Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-013-1431-9
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Lee, HS., Park, HL., Lee, SJ. et al. Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 297–306 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1431-9

Hun-Soo Lee, Hye-Lim Park, Seung-Jin Lee, et al. Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 19(4):297-306(2013)
Lee, HS., Park, HL., Lee, SJ. et al. Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 297–306 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1431-9 DOI：

Hun-Soo Lee, Hye-Lim Park, Seung-Jin Lee, et al. Scalp acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 19(4):297-306(2013) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-013-1431-9.

摘要

To evaluate the effectiveness of scalp acupuncture (SA)

a modern acupuncture technique specialized to neurological disorders

in managing motor function and symptoms for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Two independent reviewers extracted data from all of the randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy of SA for PD compared with conventional therapies (CTs). Sixteen electronic databases were searched. The risk of bias was appraised with the Cochrane Collaboration tool

and the reporting of the included studies was evaluated by the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) 2010 checklist and the revised Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) guidelines. In total

4 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. As assessed by the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS)

2 RCTs showed that SA combined with CTs proved superior to CTs alone [60 cases; weighted mean difference

−3.94; 95% confidence interval (CI)

−6.05 to −1.84

P=0.01; I2 =0%]. Based on the Webster scale

however

3 RCTs showed no superior effect of SA when combined with CTs with high heterogeneity (154 cases; risk ratio

1.29; 95% CI

0.79 to 2.12

P=0.30; I2 =84%). The Cochrane risk of bias

adherence to the CONSORT and the STRICTA checklist showed that the quality of all the included RCTs was generally low. The result of our systematic review and meta-analysis suggested that the effectiveness of SA for PD is promising

however

the evidence is not convincing. A sham-controlled RCT design that adheres to the CONSORT and STRICTA guidelines to overcome methodological weakness and that includes a large sample size is strongly recommended to confirm the precise effect of SA on PD.

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of scalp acupuncture (SA)

a modern acupuncture technique specialized to neurological disorders

4 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. As assessed by the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS)

2 RCTs showed that SA combined with CTs proved superior to CTs alone [60 cases; weighted mean difference

−3.94; 95% confidence interval (CI)

−6.05 to −1.84

P=0.01; I2 =0%]. Based on the Webster scale

however

3 RCTs showed no superior effect of SA when combined with CTs with high heterogeneity (154 cases; risk ratio

1.29; 95% CI

0.79 to 2.12

P=0.30; I2 =84%). The Cochrane risk of bias

however

关键词

Scalp AcupunctureParkinson’s diseaserandomized controlled trialssystematic reviewmetaanalysis

Keywords

Scalp AcupunctureParkinson’s diseaserandomized controlled trialssystematic reviewmetaanalysis

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