Acupuncture for Treating Aromatase Inhibitor-Related @entity4841 in XXXX : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

@entity1 @entity0 @entity158 @entity4841 @entity85 @entity2693
PURPOSE: Acupuncture has been used as a complementary medical treatment for @entity4841 and other types of @entity158 . The objective of this review is to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of @entity4841 in @entity1 with @entity0 who were treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs). METHODS: A literature search was performed, without language restrictions, of 10 databases from their inception through February 2014. The literature reviewed included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and clinical trials that compared real versus sham acupuncture for the treatment of @entity85 ( @entity85 ). The methodologic quality of these trials was assessed by using the modified Jadad Quality Scale. Meta-analytic software (RevMan 5.0) was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Five To compare the effects of real versus sham acupuncture, five RCTs were assessed by meta-analysis and quality analysis. Three of the RCTs reported favorable effects with regard to use of acupuncture in reducing @entity158 and joint-related symptoms, while the other two RCTs did not. The meta-analysis showed trends toward reduced @entity158 and @entity2693 in @entity1 given acupuncture compared with those who received sham treatment (n=82; @entity158 , mean difference: -2.07 [95% confidence interval (CI), -4.72 to 0.57]; p=0.12; @entity2693 , mean difference: -86.10 [95% CI, -249.11 to 76.92]; p=0.30), although these differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture has been reported as a safe and promising treatment for @entity85 , but the present analysis indicated that the effects were not statistically significant. Other outcome measurements, such as imaging studies, would be worth including in future studies to further confirm the efficacy of acupuncture in @entity85 .
