Comparison 7. Acupuncture versus no specific treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Symptom severity (responders) (short‐term: up to 3 mons, closest to 8 wks)	2	181	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.11 [1.18, 3.79]
2 Symptom severity (mean outcomes) post‐treatment scores (short‐term: up to 3 mos, closest to 8 wks)	2	181	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.29 [‐2.59, 0.01]
3 Quality of life (mean outcomes) post‐treatment scores (short‐term: up to 3 mos, closest to 8 wks)	1	155	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.34 [0.02, 0.66]
4 Quality of life (responders) (short‐term: up to 3 mons, closest to 8 wks)	1	155	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.43 [0.65, 3.14]