Research Article

Acupuncture plus Rehabilitation for Unilateral Neglect after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

StudyStudy locationSample size (E/C)Gender (male/female)Mean age (years)Duration after stroke (days)Treatment periodInterventionsOutcomesAdverse events
ECECECEC

Hua [12]China23/2218/516/662.35 ± 10.1464.00 ± 8.8870.96 ± 37.0676.41 ± 36.718 weeksR + ARMBINR
Fu [13]China32/328 weeksR + ARBI, FMANR
Fan and Feng [14]China34/3519/1518/1766.65 ± 11.1957.28 ± 13.3519.70 ± 3.3832.88 ± 4.044 weeksR + ARMBINR
Xu et al. [15]China40/4029/1132/863.10 ± 7.5062.50 ± 7.608 monthsR + ARBINone
Lei et al. [20]China14/138/68/563.15 ± 11.2463.00 ± 9.9772.21 ± 36.8675.15 ± 39.208 weeksR + ARMBI, CBS, FMANR
Ling and Hong[16]China50/5027/2329/2167.30 ± 9.8060.90 ± 12.3027.00 ± 18.4030.40 ± 21.124 weeksR + ARMBI, FMANR
Lin [17]China20/1813/713/559.00 ± 8.0060.00 ± 8.00115.70 ± 31.30109.40 ± 33.406 weeksR + ARMBI, BIT-CNR
Chen Chun [18]China40/408 weeksR + ARMBI, FMANR
Zhang [19]China23/2113/1010/1158.70 ± 5.2059.40 ± 6.1045.30 ± 5.4043.70 ± 5.604 weeksR + ARMBI, CBS, FMANR

E: experimental group; C: control group; A: acupuncture; R: rehabilitation; BIT-C: behavioural inattention test-conventional; CBS: Catherine Bergego scale; FMA: Fugl–Meyer assessment; BI: Barthel index; MBI: modified Barthel index; NR = not reported.