Acupuncture for treatment of erectile dysfunction

Liu, Jianping; Fei, Yutong; Alræk, Terje

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007241

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“…23 Methods of stimulating acupuncture points that do not involve needle insertion (e.g., laser, acupressure, moxibustion) are also included in this review. We included only sham acupuncture (such as penetrating or non-penetrating sham needle, non-activated laser acupuncture) as controls.…”

Section: Types Of Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials

Jung

Shin

Lee

et al. 2011

Journal of Dentistry

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Section: Types Of Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials

Jung

Shin

Lee

et al. 2011

Journal of Dentistry

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“…The key word search of the Cochrane website retrieved 68 publications relating to acupuncture, three of which had been previously withdrawn. [4][5][6] Therefore the analysis includes 65 Cochrane publications: 48 completed reviews and 17 protocols [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70] (fi gure 2). Acupuncture was the primary intervention of interest in nearly twothirds (n=45) of the retrieved reviews and protocols.…”

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Heterogeneity in Search Strategies among Cochrane Acupuncture Reviews: Is There Room for Improvement?

2010

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Objective Given the international focus and rigorous literature searches employed in Cochrane systematic reviews, this study was undertaken to evaluate strategies employed in Cochrane reviews and protocols assessing acupuncture as a primary or secondary intervention. Methods The Cochrane Collaboration of systematic reviews was searched in February 2009 for all reviews and protocols including information on acupuncture. Information was abstracted from all retrieved articles on review status, type and number of English and Chinese language databases searched, participation of at least one Chinese speaking author and language restriction. Frequencies were calculated and bivariate analyses were performed stratifying on interventions of interest to assess differences in search strategy techniques, language restrictions and results. Results The search retrieved 68 titles, including 48 completed reviews, 17 protocols and three previously withdrawn titles. Acupuncture was the primary intervention of interest in 44/65 (67.7%) of the retrieved reviews and protocols. While all articles searched at least one English language database, only 26/65 (40.0%) articles searched Chinese language databases. Signifi cantly more articles where acupuncture was the primary intervention of interest searched Chinese language databases (53% vs 9%, p<0.01). Inconclusive fi ndings as to the effectiveness of acupuncture were found in 28/48 (58.3%) of all completed reviews; this type of fi nding was more common in reviews which did not search any Chinese language databases. Conclusions It is important for reviews assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture to search Chinese language databases. The Cochrane Collaboration should develop specifi c criteria for Chinese language search strategies to ensure the continued publication of high-quality reviews. INTRODUCTIONAcupuncture consists of the application of needles (as well as pressure and heat) to certain points on the body. Although it has been part of traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, 1 it has only recently entered into practice in the West. English language clinical descriptions of acupuncture fi rst appeared in Medline in the 1950s. The fi rst randomised Heterogeneity in search strategies among Cochrane acupuncture reviews: is there room for improvement? trials on acupuncture were not published until the 1970s with the volume of scientifi c studies increasing since (fi gure 1).The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organisation whose primary aim is to assist healthcare providers, consumers, researchers and policy makers in navigating the often unmanageable amounts of healthcare information by synthesising the evidence within systematic review frameworks. At its core is the collection of Cochrane reviews, a database that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decisionmaking.2 Cochrane reviews are thought to represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions because they are 'doubly peer reviewed' and also be...

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“…Although a Cochrane protocol of acupuncture for treating erectile dysfunction is available [60], the evidence is still too sparse to suggest that acupuncture is an effective intervention for treating erectile dysfunction [61]. In a case report, 73% of 100 patients with erectile dysfunction were able to have sexual intercourse at least once per week after a series of ten acupuncture plus moxibustion treatments [62].…”

Section: Management Of Sexual Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acupuncture in Reproductive Medicine

2010

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Acupuncture is increasingly being used in reproductive medicine. This review summarizes the evidence of acupuncture in pain relief for oocyte retrieval, improving pregnancy outcomes of in vitro fertilization treatment, management of ovulation disorders, male subfertility, primary dysmenorrhea, endometriosis and menopausal symptoms. However, most of the studies are nonrandomized uncontrolled trials, case reports or case series. For randomized controlled trials, the sample size is underpowered and blinding of assessors is lacking. Different acupuncture protocols and controls are used. These heterogeneities make it difficult to compare studies and draw any firm conclusions. Further studies should also evaluate the cost-effectiveness of acupuncture and investigate the underlying mechanism of acupuncture treatment.

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Acupuncture for treatment of erectile dysfunction

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials

Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials

Heterogeneity in Search Strategies among Cochrane Acupuncture Reviews: Is There Room for Improvement?

Acupuncture in Reproductive Medicine

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