[Retracted] Assessment of Acupoint Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Cough Variant Asthma: A Meta-analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of studies.

Study	Number of patients		Age	Gender (male/female)	Interventions	Control group	Intervention duration (day)	Outcome assessment	Length of follow-up	Region
	Intervention group	Control group
Yu Tong 2017	41	40		45/36	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1)	30	1, 2	6 months	Zhejiang, China
Xue Ming 2018	45	45		46/44	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(2)	30	1, 5	Not mentioned	Shanxi, China
Ma Ying 2018	66	66		65/67	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1)	365	2, 4	1 year	Henan, China
Wang Long 2017	25	25		20/30	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(2)	28	1	Not mentioned	Liaoning, China
Gao Xiyue 2017	31	31		34/28	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1)	30	6	3 months	Sichuan, Chian
Ye Jianlin 2017	90	90		96/84	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(2)	28	1, 2	Not mentioned	Guangdong, China
Li Limei 2019	30	30		33/27	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1)	90	1	Not mentioned	Guangdong, China
Li Qiaoxiang 2017	60	60		58/62	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1)	45	1, 2, 3, 4	Not mentioned	Hunan, China
Tang Jianwen 2015	48	48		54/42	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(3), (4)	30	1, 2	Not mentioned	Jiangsu, China
Zhao Qi 2018	42	42		52/32	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(8)	28	1, 2, 3, 4	Not mentioned	Sichuan, Chian
Zhang Xiaoyan 2014	50	46		55/41	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(5), (6)	30		Not mentioned	Hebei, China
Gou Li 2020	45	45		44/46	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(1), (7)	28	1, 6	Not mentioned	Henan, China
Sui Aifeng 2015	48	48		47/49	Acupoint application+normal treatment	(3), (4)	1095	1, 2	Not mentioned	Liaoning, China

Notes: (1) montelukast, (2) aminophylline, (3) salmeterol, (4) fluticasone propionate, (5) ketotifen, (6) procaterol, (7) budesonide, (8) salbutamol. 1: total effective rate; 2: lung functions (FVC, FEV1,FEV1/FVC, FEF, and PEF); 3: the peripheral blood eosinophil (EOS) count; 4: peripheral blood IgE content; 5: asthma control test(ACT) score; 6: Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ).