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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies in the meta-analysis

From: Problems lowering the study quality in traditional medicine, introspection from an example of meta-analysis of acupuncture

Studies

Study design

Age (treatment group)

Age (control group)

Sample size (female)

treatment Intervention

control Intervention

Main outcomes

Bao et al., 2005 [15]

RCT

52.5 ± 11.6

51.4 ± 10.7

60(25)

A + C

C

1.1、2、3、4、5

Cao et al., 2013 [16]

RCT

58.5 ± 14.6

55.5 ± 15.2

60(27)

A + C

C

1.2、2

Chen et al., 2013 [17]

RCT

NA

NA

80 (−)

A + C

C

1.1、2、3

Chen et al., 2016 [18]

RCT

NA

NA

56(28)

A + C

C

1.1

Duan et al., 2010 [19]

RCT

62.20 ± 8.11

60.40 ± 7.85

40(13)

A + C

C

1.2、8、11

Guo et al., 2005 [20]

RCT

54.23 ± 12.73

53.35 ± 11.73

60(23)

A + C

C

1.1、2

Hou et al., 2018 [21]

RCT

61.25 ± 7.56

60.47 ± 8.41

126(47)

A + C + R

C + R

1.1、3、12

Jiang et al., 2010 [22]

RCT

NA

NA

60 (−)

A + C

C

1.1、2、6

Li et al., 2006 [23]

RCT

59.16 ± 12.89

62.82 ± 10.53

100(40)

A + C

C

1.1、2

Li et al., 2008 [24]

RCT

56 ± 8

56 ± 6

96(40)

A + C

C

1.1、2、6、12

Li et al., 2009 [25]

RCT

48.5 ± 5.2

45.7 ± 6.8

66(31)

A + C

C

1.1、2、3、13、14

Li et al., 2011 [6]

RCT

62 ± 10

64 ± 9

120(54)

A + C

C

1.1、3、7、10

Tao et al., 2014 [26]

RCT

62.7

60.5

54(18)

A + C

C

1.1

Wang et al., 2006 [27]

RCT

59.32 ± 4.17

63.62 ± 5.03

64(25)

A + C

C

1.1、10

Wang et al., 2012 [28]

RCT

60.5

59.5

128(54)

A + C

C

1.1、2

Wu et al., 2001 [29]

RCT

63 ± 10

62 ± 9

46(11)

A + C

C

1.1

Zhang et al., 2005 [30]

RCT

NA

NA

62(27)

A + C + O

C + O

1.1、2、3、6、8

Zhang et al., 2005 [31]

RCT

63 ± 2

62 ± 2

95(30)

A + C

C

1.1、2

Zhang et al., 2017 [32]

RCT

63.2 ± 6.3

63.5 ± 6.1

96(51)

A + C

C

1.2、3、12

Zhao et al., 2006 [33]

RCT

60 ± 10

61 ± 7

60(27)

A + C

C

1.1、8

Zhao et al., 2008 [34]

RCT

58.86 ± 9.37

62.64 ± 7.0

43(17)

A + C

C

1.1、15

Zhou et al., 2003 [35]

RCT

66.8 ± 7.1

67.4 ± 6.5

58(21)

A + C

C

1.1、3

Zhu et al., 2006 [36]

RCT

NA

NA

54(−)

A + C + R

C + R

1.1、2、6

Zou et al., 2009 [37]

RCT

54.26 ± 8.78

55.35 ± 7.85

144(54)

A + C

C

1.1、3

  1. 1.Neurological deficit score (1.1.CSS; 1.2.NIHSS); 2.Total effective rate; 3.Barthel; 4.CGRP; 5.ET; 6.ADL; 7.Symptom score of TCM; 8.NSE; 9.NDS; 10.Hematoma capacity; 11.Glasgow Coma Scale; 12.Fugl-Meyer; 13.S100;14.IGF-1; 15.IL-2
  2. A = Acupuncture; C = Conventional therapy; R = Rehabilitation therapy; O = Other treatments; NA = Not available
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