Table 1 Characteristics of Included studies
From: Pain management with acupuncture in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | RCT type | Number of participants (Acupuncture/control) | Setting | Mean age (SD) | Control intervention | Total acupuncture sessions | Co-interventions | Duration of intervention | Duration of follow up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scharf, 2006[35] | Multicentre | 691 (326/365) | Primary care centres | 62.90 (7.36) | Usual care (analgesics and NSAIDs; physio sessions) | 10 | NSAIDs | 6Â weeks | 26Â weeks |
Foster, 2007[31] | Multicentre | 233 (117/116) | Outpatients physio departments | 62.96 (10.45) | Sham acupuncture | 6 | NSAIDs and analgesics | 3Â weeks | 52Â weeks |
Witt, 2006[13] | Multicentre | 219 (149/70) | Outpatients physio departments | 64 (7) | Waiting list | 12 | NSAIDs | 8Â weeks | 52Â weeks |
White, 2011[38] | Single centre | 147 (74/73) | Primary care centers | 66.75 ( 8.29) | Sham acupuncture | 8 | NR | 4Â weeks | NR |
Williamson, 2007[39] | Single centre | 121 (60/61) | Outpatients physio department | 71.36 (8.22) | Usual care (supervised exercises; advice leaflet) | 6 | NR | 6Â weeks | 12Â weeks |
Vas, 2004[37] | Single centre | 97 (48/49) | Primary care centre | 65.70 (15.76) | Sham acupuncture | 11 | NSAIDs | 12Â weeks | NR |
Soni, 2012[36] | Single centre | 56 (28/28) | Outpatients physio department | 68.75 (8.7) | Usual care (exercises and advice leaflet) | 6 | NR | 8Â weeks | 12Â weeks |
Levi-Ari, 2011[33] | Single centre | 55 (28/27) | Outpatients physio department | 71.7 (8.6) | Sham acupuncture | 16 | NSAIDs | 8Â weeks | 12Â weeks |
Saleki, 2013[34] | Single centre | 40 (20/20) | Outpatients physio departments | NR | Usual care (physio sessions; hot packs) | 12 | NR | 4Â weeks | NR |
Haslam, 2001[32] | Single centre | 32 (16/16) | Outpatients physio department | 39-77 (range) | Usual care (supervised demonstration of exercise; advice leaflet) | 6 | NR | 6Â weeks | 14Â weeks |
Ashraf, 2013[29] | Single centre | 40 (20/20) | Outpatients physio department | 55.2 (7.15) | Usual care (in-shoe wedge; follow up phone calls) | 10 | NR | 3Â weeks | NR |
Dickens, 1989[30] | Single centre | 12 (7/5) | Outpatients physio department | 48-77 (range) | Mock TENS | 6 | NR | 2 Weeks | 4 Weeks |