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. 2024 Aug 19;24:310. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1

Table 2.

League tables for outcomes of acupuncture-related interventions

A: CIPN Symptoms (odd ratio)
Acupuncture 0.22 (0.09, 0.57) 0.72 (0.19, 2.67) 2.21 (0.96, 5.10) 3.57 (1.45, 8.80) 0.64 (0.19, 2.21) 3.70 (1.50, 9.12)
Acupuncture-E 3.21 (0.84, 12.22) 9.89 (4.18, 23.40) 15.99 (4.43, 57.67) 2.89 (0.64, 12.96) 16.56 (4.90, 55.99)
Acupuncture-M 3.08 (1.11, 8.57) 4.98 (1.03, 24.10) 0.89 (0.16, 5.13) 5.16 (1.17, 22.87)
Medication 1.62 (0.49, 5.36) 0.29 (0.07, 1.20) 1.68 (0.57, 4.92)
Supplement 0.18 (0.05, 0.60) 1.04 (0.33, 3.28)
TEAS 5.77 (1.84, 18.13)
Usual care
B: CIPN pain (mean difference)
Acupuncture -0.06 (-1.24, 1.12) --- -1.18 (-2.29, -0.07) -1.28 (-2.34, -0.21) -0.17 (-1.72, 1.38) -1.18 (-2.23, -0.12)
-0.53 (-1.59, 0.54) Acupuncture-E --- -1.12 (-2.30, 0.05) -1.22 (-2.42, -0.01) -0.11 (-1.90, 1.68) -1.12 (-2.36, -0.12)
-0.37 (-1.78, 1.03) 0.16 (-1.28, 1.59) Acupuncture-M --- --- --- ---
1.12 ( 0.08, 2.16) 1.65 ( 0.52, 2.77) 1.49 ( 0.43, 2.55) Medication -0.10 (-1.47, 1.28) 1.01 (-0.82, 2.85) 0.00 (-1.38, 1.39)
0.53 (-0.68, 1.73) 1.05 (-0.05, 2.16) 0.90 (-0.72, 2.51) -0.59 (-1.95, 0.76) Supplements 1.11 (-0.41, 2.62) 0.10 (-1.21, 1.41)
0.10 (-1.52, 1.73) 0.63 (-0.91, 2.17) 0.48 (-1.42, 2.37) -1.02 (-2.71, 0.68) -0.42 (-1.84, 1.00) TEAS -1.01 (-2.80, 0.78)
0.65 (-0.42, 1.72) 1.18 (0.27, 2.09) 1.023 (-0.34, 2.39) -0.467 (-1.58, 0.64) 0.126 (-1.01, 1.26) 0.548 (-0.86, 1.96) Usual care
C: CIPN quality of life (standardized mean difference)

Abbreviations: CIPN: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, acupuncture-E: acupuncture plus electrical stimulation, acupuncture-M: acupuncture plus moxibustion, TEAS: transcutaneous electrical nerve/acupoint stimulation