Effectiveness of Moxibustion Combined with Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold-Type Gastroparesis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

Study (author/year)	Sample size	Gender (male/female)	Age (X ± S) (E/C)	Intervention measures	Outcome indicators	Efficient (%) (E/C)
Zhang 2018	76; (E = 38/C = 38)	E (16/22); C (17/21)	E (42.8 ± 11.2); C (42.5 ± 10.3)	M + SHD	TCMSS	92.1/78.9
Feng 2020	132; (E = 66/C = 66)	E (30/36); C (31/35)	E (45.34 ± 6.25); C (43.17 ± 6.73)	M + AA	VAS + G	95.5/86.4
Chen 2018	93; (E = 46/C = 47)	E (16/30); C (18/29)	E (41.03 ± 17.48); C (40.32 ± 18.56)	M + AJZS	G	95.7/76.6
Wang 2019	82; (E = 41/C = 41)	E (21/20); C (19/22)	E (45.2 ± 11.8); C (47.1 ± 12.3)	M + AA	TCMSS + G + VAS	97.56/80.49
Bai 2021	76; (E = 38/C = 38)	E (17/21); C (20/18)	E (43.45 ± 8.2); C (43.36 ± 8.70)	M + AJZS	TCMSS + G	89.47/60.53
Jiang 2019	80; (E = 40/C = 40)	E (29/11); C (27/13)	E (35.36); C (34.36)	M + TCP	TCMSS	95.0/80.0
Li 2012	120; (E = 60/C = 60)	E (28/32); C (29/31)	E (50.5); C (49.0)	M	TCMSS	91.67/65.0
Wang 2021	70; (E = 35/C = 35)	E (18/17); C (20/15)	E (68.1 ± 2.4); C (54.8 ± 2.1)	M + DT	TCMSS + VAS	97.14/80.00

E = experience group; C = control group; M = moxibustion; SHD = Sanhe decoction; AA = acupoint application; AJZS = Astragalus Jianzhong soup; DT = diet therapy; TCP = TCM package; G = gastroscope; VAS = visual analog scale; TCMSS = TCM syndrome score.