Table 1.
Search strategy for MEDLINE
| No | Search term |
|---|---|
| # 1 | (randomised controlled trial or randomized controlled trial).pt |
| # 2 | placebo.ab |
| # 3 | drug therapy.fs |
| # 4 | random*.ab |
| # 5 | trial.ab |
| # 6 | groups.ab |
| # 7 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 |
| # 8 | exp animals/ not humans.sh |
| # 9 | 7 not 8 |
| # 10 | psychological stress.mp. or exp stress, psychological/ |
| # 11 | exp relaxation/ or relaxation.mp. or exp muscle relaxation/ or exp relaxation therapy/ |
| # 12 | 10 or 11 |
| # 13 | cortisol.mp. or exp hydrocortisone/ or heart rate varability.mp. or exp norepinephrine/ or norepinephrine.mp. or epinephrine.mp. or exp epinephrine/ or adrenaline.mp. or noradrenaline.mp. or alpha-amylase.mp. or exp alpha-Amylases/ or exp Heart Rate/ |
| # 14 | 12 and 13 |
| # 15 | 12 or 14 |
| # 16 | qigong.mp. or exp qigong/ or Qi gong.mp. or ch’i kung.mp. or chi kung.mp. or baduanjin.mp |
| # 17 | tai ji.mp. or exp tai ji/ or tai chi.mp. or tai-ji.mp. or taiji.mp. or taijiquan.mp |
| # 18 | acupressure.mp. or exp acupressure/ |
| # 19 | 16 or 17 or 18 |
| # 20 | 9 and 15 and 19 |