Table 2 Appraisal of acupuncture, acupressure and moxibustion procedure based on the Revised STRICTA (2010)
1st author, year | Acupuncture rationale | Details of needling or acupressure | Treat-ment regimen | Other components of treatment | Practitioner background | Control or comparator interventions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | No. of needle insertions | Points used | Depth of insertion | Responses sought | Needle stimulation | Needle/pressure retention time | Needle or wristband type | Â | Other interventions administered to the acupuncture group | Setting and context | Â | Â |
Acupressure finger | Â | ||||||||||||
Dundee 1988 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NA | R | NA | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Belluomini 1994 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NA | R | NA | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Shin2007 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NA | R | NA | R | R | R | NR | R |
Rad 2012 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | R | NA | R | NA | R | R | R | R | R |
Jiang 2012 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | R | NA | R | NA | R | R | R | NR | R |
Acupressure band | Â | ||||||||||||
O’Brien 1996 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Norheim 2001 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Steele 2001 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Werntoft 2001 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Heazell 2006 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Jamigorn 2007 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Can Gurkan 2008 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Saberi 2013 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NA | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Acupuncture | Â | ||||||||||||
Knight 2001 | TCM | R | Ra | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Smith 2002 | TCM | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Neri 2005 | TCM | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Zhang 2005 | TCM | R | R | NR | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Liu 2007 | TCM | R | R | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | R | R | R | NR | R |
Wang 2008 | TCM | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Mao 2009 | TCM | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Liu 2011 | TCM | R | R | NR | R | NR | R | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Ma 2013 | TCM | R | R | R | NR | NR | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Auricular acupressure | Â | ||||||||||||
Ou 2001 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NR | NR | NA | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Puangsricharern 2008 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | NR | NR | R | R | R | R | NR | NR | R |
Li 2010 | TCM | R | R | NR | NR | NR | R | R | R | R | R | NR | R |
Liu 2012 | TCM | NA | Ra | NA | R | NA | R | R | R | R | NR | NR | R |
Moxa | Â | ||||||||||||
Fan 1995 | TCM | NA | R | NA | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | NR | NR | R |
Xu 2009 | TCM | NA | R | NA | R | NR | R | NR | R | R | R | NR | R |
Lu 2012 | TCM | NA | R | NA | NR | NR | R | NR | R | R | R | NR | R |