Review Article
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment for Oral Ulcer
Table 2
Characteristics and details of interventions of included studies.
| | Studies | Year | Sample sizes (E/C) | Age | Gender (male/female) | Duration | Intervention | Length of treatment | Outcomes | | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | Control |
| | Qin Xiaoguang | 2012 | 40 (20/20) | 7.5 ± 2.6 | 6.9 ± 2.3 | 11/9 | 13/7 | 2.6 ± 1.1D | 2.8 ± 1.0D | A | WM | 7D | ER + RR | | Wei Zheng | 2017 | 60 (30/30) | 59.33 ± 6.88 | 62.66 ± 7.67 | 13/17 | 15/15 | 15.57 ± 7.09D | 15.97 ± 6.70D | A | WM | 20D | ER + VAS | | Wan Yue | 2018 | 80 (40/40) | 51.38 ± 8.58 | 52.02 ± 9.26 | 20/18 | 21/21 | 10.51 ± 3.04Y | 11.04 ± 4.39Y | A | WM | 28D | ER | | Chen Yanming | 2006 | 74 (37/37) | 35.22 ± 3.28 | 35.30 ± 2.86 | 21/16 | 14/23 | 8.8 ± 3.8Y | 8.6 ± 3.2Y | A | WM | 14D | ER | | Li Jinghua | 2014 | 76 (38/38) | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | A | WM | 20D | ER + RR | | Lian Chun | 2017 | 78 (39/39) | 42.27 ± 7.79 | 43.38 ± 8.03 | 23/16 | 21/18 | 18.24 ± 5.32 M | 17.89 ± 6.13 M | A | WM | 30D | ER + RR | | Lian Chun | 2017 | 142 (71/71) | 38.97 ± 8.47 | 40.02 ± 7.68 | 47/24 | 45/26 | 11.04 ± 3.51 M | 11.39 ± 4.03 M | A | WM | 30D | ER + RR + VAS | | Cao Liming | 2013 | 94 (47/47) | 15–67 | 15–67 | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | A | WM | 7D | ER | | Song ning | 2009 | 68 (38/30) | 16–55 | 18–60 | 17/21 | 12/18 | 6M-6y | 3M-8y | A | WM | 14D | ER | | Yu Daoxin | 2019 | 160 (80/80) | 38.60 ± 9.46 | 37.85 ± 8.92 | 37/43 | 33/47 | 1.48 ± 2.10Y | 1.63 ± 2.44Y | A + WM | WM | 30D | ER + RR + UHT | | Jin Yun | 2016 | 60 (30/30) | 63 ± 9 | 64 ± 9 | 10/20 | 12/18 | 2.31 ± 0.55Y | 2.27 ± 0.49Y | A + WM | WM | 5D | ER + VAS | | Liu Yongbo | 2017 | 46 (23/23) | 18–61 | 18–61 | Not described | Not described | 6M-21y | 6M-21y | A + WM | WM | 14D | ER | | Xia Yuge | 2021 | 60 (30/30) | 39.27 ± 12.70 | 38.90 ± 13.74 | 11/19 | 14/16 | 13.37 ± 6.64Y | 15.87 ± 8.14Y | A + WM | WM | 6D | ER + UHT | | Zhou LinYue | 2016 | 60 (30/30) | 42.70 ± 14.65 | 43.50 ± 14.31 | 17/13 | 20/10 | 42.70 ± 14.65Y | 43.50 ± 14.31Y | A + CM | CM | 7D | ER + RR + VAS + UHT | | Zhou Lin Yue | 2016 | 60 (30/30) | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | A + CM | CM | 7D | VAS + UHT | | Xu Huiying | 2019 | 78 (39/39) | 41.58 ± 3.27 | 8.94 ± 1.36 | 23/16 | 22/17 | 41.58 ± 3.27Y | 8.94 ± 1.36Y | A + CM | CM | 6D | ER | | Gu Qin | 2010 | 60 (30/30) | 13–70 | 12–68 | 13/17 | 20/10 | Not described | Not described | A + CM | CM | 14D | ER | | Peng Chuxiang | 2003 | 126 (86/40) | 40.1 ± 5.6 | 38.5 ± 6.2 | 35/51 | 17/23 | 8.6 ± 3.2Y | 8.8 ± 3.8Y | A + CM | CM | 60D | ER |
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A: acupuncture, WM: western medicine, CM: Chinese medicine, A + WM: acupuncture + western medicine, A + CM: acupuncture + Chinese medicine, D: day, M: month, Y: year, ER: effective rate, RR:r ecurrence rate, VAS: visual analogue score, and UHT: ulcer healing time.
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