Zheyou Chu
Department of Traditional Chinese medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaPublications
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Research Article
The Clinical Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Patients with Insomnia and Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s): Dixiang Zhong57188, Mei Han57189, Ting Hong57190, Yuanyuan Qi57191, Wendan Xue57192, Mengyun Zhu57193, Zheyou Chu57194, Minrou Xu57195 and Yingchun Miao157196*
Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for patients with insomnia and functional gastrointestinal diseases. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Web of science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, China Science Technology Journal Database, SinoMed Database were searched to identify eligible Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Screening documents, data extraction, quality assessment of methodology and quality assessment of evidence were also conducted by two authors separately at the same time. The results of meta-analysis were made via Rev Man software (5.3). Results: We included 9 RCTs (984 participants), meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of meta-analysis demonstrated about sleep effect, compared .. Read More»
DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.14.4.278-285