Comparison 4. Acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture for hip OA post‐treatment scores post‐analysis.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pain (Time point equal to or less than three months and closest to eight weeks post‐randomization)	1	62	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.20 [‐0.70, 0.30]
2 Function (Time point equal to or less than three months and closest to eight weeks post‐randomization)	1	62	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.18 [‐0.68, 0.32]