Table 2 A Randomised Controlled Trial of Acupuncture use in Threatened Miscarriage
From: Acupuncture as a therapeutic treatment option for threatened miscarriage
Study | Method | Participants | Intervention | Outcomes | Risk of Bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li & Xie, 2005 | Randomised controlled trial | 60 women with vaginal bleeding of less than 24 hours recruited between 5 and 27 gestational weeks from hospital clinic. | Women allocated to two treatment groups with each group receiving a different style of acupuncture -once a day for ten days. | Reported as a 90% live birthing rate in one group compared to 60% (p < 0.01). No attempt to stratify women for confounding variables of maternal and gestation age. | High No details of Randomization process No allocation concealment No blinding of participants or outcome assessors No reporting of any incomplete data or loss to follow up. |