Abstract | BACKGROUND: The efficacy of different forms of acupuncture for the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children is not known. OBJECTIVE: METHODS: A literature search was conducted on Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and Scopus from database inception to September 2020. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was utilised to evaluate the risk of bias in each included study. The quality of the evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool. RESULTS: Thirteen trials (n = 890) were included. Meta-analyses revealed significantly greater numbers of children reporting improved nocturnal enuresis in the moxibustion (p = 0.004), acupoint injection (p = 0.020), and laser acupuncture (p = 0.001) groups than in the control groups. Meta-analyses showed no significant differences in the numbers of children reporting the complete cure of nocturnal enuresis between laser acupuncture and desmopressin (p = 0.57). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Priya Kannan, Umar M Bello |
Journal | Explore (New York, N.Y.)
(Explore (NY))
2022 Jul-Aug
Vol. 18
Issue 4
Pg. 488-497
ISSN: 1878-7541 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 34893441
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Review, Systematic Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Deamino Arginine Vasopressin
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Topics |
- Acupuncture Therapy
- Child
- Deamino Arginine Vasopressin
- Humans
- Moxibustion
- Nocturnal Enuresis
(therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
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