Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of acupuncture combined with prescription medicine or modern rehabilitation therapy for stroke-related pneumonia
Year: 2025
Type: review
Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis
Abstract: Subgroup analysisSubgroup 1: Acupuncture combined with prescription medicine Subgroup 2: Acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation therapy Control group: conventional treatment. Sensitivity analysisWe reran the meta-analysis after excluding each study individually, and the results showed that the combined effect size did not change significantly after excluding any of the studies, indicating that our results were not influenced by any single study.We reran the metaanalysis after excluding studies with Jadad scores <3.The results showed a slight decrease in the combined effect size (RR=0.85,95% CI: 0.72-0.99),but the results were still statistically significant, suggesting that the results of our study were relatively robust. Country(ies) involvedChina.
Authors: Rui Tang, Jiahong Sun, Guofeng Cai
Institution: Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4408062192