Table 3.
List of AEs in acupuncture and subsequent treatments
| Type of AEs | Total patients with AEs (N = 74) |
Physiotherapy (N = 19) |
Self-treatment (N = 37) |
Others (N = 3) |
No treatment (N = 15) |
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| MI-RCT n (%) | FD-RCT n (%) | BP-RCT n(%) | MI-RCT n (%) | FD-RCT n (%) | BP-RCT n(%) | MI-RCT n (%) | FD-RCT n (%) | BP-RCT n(%) | MI-RCT n (%) | FD-RCT n (%) | BP-RCT n(%) | MI-RCT n (%) | FD-RCT n (%) | BP-RCT n(%) | ||
| Local reactions | Subcutaneous haematoma | 6 (8.11) | 3 (4.05) | 23 (31.08) | 6 (31.58) | 3 (15.79) | 3 (15.79) | 0 | 0 | 9 (24.32) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (73.33) |
| Minor haemorrhage in needling position | 23 (31.08) | 2 (2.70) | 3 (4.05) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (62.16) | 2 (5.41) | 3 (8.11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Subcutaneous bruise | 6 (8.11) | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 2 (10.53) | 1 (5.26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (30.77) | 0 | 0 | |
| Prolonged pain at the site of needling | 0 | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Systemic reactions | Acupuncture fainting | 0 | 1 (1.35) | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.33) | 1 (33.33) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdominal distension | 0 | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dizziness/vertigo | 0 | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leg weakness | 1(1.35) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Muscle spasm | 0 | 1 (1.35) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |