[Retracted] Timing of Acupuncture Treatment in Peripheral Facial Paralysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Subgroup analysis of acupuncture for peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage or nonacute stage.
Variable
No. of trials
No. of participants
Cure rate, RR (95%)
Heterogeneity
Subgroup differences
Cured
Total
Published year
≤2013
4
766
1532
1.26 [1.06, 1.50]
;
0.28
>2013
3
142
254
1.61 [1.08, 2.40]
;
Intervention
ACU
2
484
1047
1.17 [0.96, 1.43]
;
0.18
ACU+drugs
6
424
739
1.49 [1.12, 1.98]
;
Sample size
<150
4
190
366
1.71 [1.25, 2.35]
;
0.02
≥150
3
718
1420
1.15 [1.06, 1.25]
;
Acupoint
Acupoint1
2
298
529
1.20 [0.94, 1.54]
;
0.48
Acupoint2
3
493
1063
1.69 [0.99, 2.87]
;
Acupoint3
2
117
194
1.36 [1.08, 1.71]
;
ACU time
Same
3
718
1420
1.15 [1.06, 1.25]
;
0.02
Vary
4
190
366
1.71 [1.25, 2.35]
;
Note: Acupoint1: principle point; Acupoint2: principle point+supplementary points based on different symptoms; Acupoint3: principle point+supplementary points based on different syndromes. Fangrong et al. [12] studied both acupuncture and acupuncture in addition to drug in different stages. So this study was counted in two groups and added up to 8.
