关键词:
benign prostatic hyperplasia
acupuncture
meta-analysis
systematic review
摘要:
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).Methods We searched PubMed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang Data,and China Science and Technology Journal Database from their inceptions to February 1,*** language was restricted to English and *** researchers independently screened the literature,extracted data,and evaluated the risk bias of the included study according to the Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0.A meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager version *** Twenty-two studies with 1,765 participants were selected to be incorporated in the *** experimental groups(EGs)showed greater benefit on therapeutic effects(relative risk[RR]:1.23,95%CI:1.16,1.3;P<0.00001),International Prostate Score Scale(mean difference[MD]:-2.06,95%CI:-3.17,-0.96;P=0.0002),maximum urinary flow rate(MD:1.7,95%CI:0.89,2.52;P<0.0001),postvoid residual urine volume(MD:-8.25,95%CI:-12.14,-4.36;P<0.0001),quality of life(MD:-0.55,95%CI:-0.8,-0.29;p<0.0001)compared with the control groups,whereas for prostate volume(MD:-0.87,95%CI:-2.66,0.92;P=0.34)was not significantly improved in the ***,no statistical variation in the reduction of adverse reactions was *** Acupuncture therapy,a wildly applied complementary–alternative treatment,may help in the management of BPH.