Table 1.
The information of the 18 included studies.
| Author, year | Sample size (treatment/control) | Intervention measure | Control measure | Outcome | Course of treatment | Care setting | Stroke type | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin, 2021 (13) | 48/46 | Acupoint massage, suspended moxibustion, herbal soaking and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA | 90 days | Home | Ischemic | Low |
| Liu, 2015 (14) | 35/30 | Acupoint massage and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA, BI | N/A | Hospital | All | Low |
| Song, 2017 (18) | 30/30 | Acupoint massage, acupoint application, auricular acupoint pressing and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA, BI | 14 days | Hospital | Hemorrhagic | High |
| Wang1, 2016 (15) | 40/40 | Herbal fumigation and acupoint massage | Conventional care | FMA | N/A | Hospital | Ischemic | High |
| Wang, 2024 (17) | 54/54 | Acupoint massage, herbal hot compress and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA | 90 days | Hospital | All | High |
| Zhu, 2012 (16) | 28/28 | Acupoint massage, cupping, suspended moxibustion and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA, BI | N/A | Hospital | All | High |
| Yue, 2013 (5) | 35/34 | Acupoint massage and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA, BI | 90 days | Home | All | Low |
| Zhang, 2018 (19) | 43/39 | Cupping, scraping, herbal iontophoresis and conventional care | Conventional care | FMA, MAS, BI | 60 days | Hospital | All | Some concerns |
| Li, 2019 (21) | 38/39 | Herbal hot compress and conventional care | Conventional care | MAS | 28 days | Hospital | All | Low |
| Li, 2020 (23) | 48/49 | Herbal hot compress and conventional care | Conventional care | MAS | 28 days | Hospital | All | Low |
| Li, 2022 (22) | 42/45 | Wax therapy and conventional care | Conventional care | MAS | 28 days | Hospital | All | Low |
| Wang, 2023 (32) | 39/39 | Cupping, herbal warm-moist compress and conventional care | Herbal warm-moist compress and conventional care | MAS, BI | 28 days | Hospital | All | Low |
| Jiang, 2009 (27) | 36/36 | Acupoint massage and conventional care | Conventional care | BI | 40 days | Hospital | All | Low |
| Song, 2018 (7) | 30/30 | Acupoint massage, acupoint application, herbal fumigation, auricular acupoint pressing and conventional care | Conventional care | BI | 14 days | Hospital | Ischemic | High |
| Tan, 2019 (26) | 40/40 | Acupoint massage, acupoint application, auricular acupoint pressing and conventional care | Conventional care | BI | N/A | Hospital | Ischemic | Low |
| Wang2, 2016 (24) | 54/54 | Acupoint massage, acupoint application, cupping, auricular acupoint pressing and suspended moxibustion conventional care | Conventional care | BI | 63 days | Hospital | Ischemic | Low |
| Zhang, 2015 (25) | 40/40 | Acupoint massage and conventional care | Conventional care | BI | 30 days | Hospital | Ischemic | Low |
| Guan, 2021 (6) | 33/35 | Acupoint massage, suspended moxibustion and conventional care | Conventional care | BI | 28 days | Hospital | All | Low |
FMA, Fugl-Meyer Assessment; MAS, Modified Ashworth Scale; BI, Barthel Index.