Guo Xiao-Xi, Jin Hong-Shu, Huo Li, Zheng Jie, Zhou Xiao-Mi
Institute of Acupuncture and Massage, Liaoning University of TCM, Shenyang 110032, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Feb;28(2):140-4.
To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on dementia.
The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of dementia are comprehensively searched in according with the demands of the evidence-based medicine (EBM), which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years. Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.
Twenty-two randomized controlled trials are included, among them, 19 trials are carried out by Meta-analysis. The total OR is 3.72 [2.73, 5.07], and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry. It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than the control groups (Z = 8.32, P < 0.00001).
Acupuncture therapy is effective on dementia according to the domestic clinical literatures. However, the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.
评估针刺治疗痴呆的疗效。
按照循证医学（EBM）的要求，全面检索国内近十年相关医学文献数据库中针刺治疗痴呆的文献，并对纳入文献进行Meta分析。
共纳入22项随机对照试验，其中19项试验进行了Meta分析。总OR值为3.72[2.73，5.07]，漏斗图大致对称。提示针刺组疗效优于对照组（Z = 8.32，P < 0.00001）。
根据国内临床文献，针刺疗法治疗痴呆有效。然而，研究质量有待进一步提高和增加。
