SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Reliability of the Evidence to Guide Decision-Making in Acupuncture for Functional Dyspepsia.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia with probiotics: an overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical Effects and Safety of Auricular Acupressure as an Adjunct Therapy on Postoperative Pain among Patients with Hip Fracture: A Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: an overview of overlapping systematic reviews.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Reliability of Evidence to Guide Decision-Making in the Use of Acupuncture for Postpartum Depression.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- RETRACTED: Reliability of evidence supporting the role of electrical stimulation in the treatment of pressure ulcers.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Quality of evidence supporting the role of acupuncture for breast cancer-related lymphoedema: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Scientific Evidence of Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Probiotics for functional constipation in children: an overview of overlapping systematic reviews.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Review
- The Effects of Electroacupuncture as an Adjunct Therapy on Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Treatment of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Chinese Herbal Medicine (BanxiaXiexin Decoction): Evidence from Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Bibliometric analysis of functional dyspepsia research trends over the past 20 years.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Clinical Studies of Acupuncture for Cancer Pain.Integrative cancer therapiesReview
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background and Aims: There has been a significant increase in the number of systematic reviews (SRs)/meta-analyses (MAs) investigating the effects of acupuncture for functional dyspepsia (FD). To systematically collate, appraise, and synthesize the current evidence, we carried out an umbrella review of SRs/MAs. Methods: Systemic reviews/meta-analyses on acupuncture for FD were collected by searching major medical databases. The included studies were evaluated in terms of methodological quality, reporting quality, and evidence quality using the criteria from the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2) tool, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, and the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system, respectively. Results: Ten SRs/MAs were analyzed for this study. The methodological quality, reporting quality, and evidence quality of the included SRs/MAs were generally unsatisfactory. Lack of protocol registration, no list of excluded trials, or lack of a comprehensive search strategy were the main limitations. No high-quality evidence was found to support the effects of acupuncture for FD; the qualitative data synthesis relied on low quality trials with small sample sizes and was the main factor for evidence degradation. Conclusions: Acupuncture seems to have a promising efficacy in the treatment of FD. It provides a new and prospective therapeutic method for FD. Although the quality of the included SRs/MAs was generally low and defects were frequent, this umbrella review highlights areas where improvement in methodology is required.
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