Table 1.
Studies on the acupuncture and cerebral functional connectivity.
| Author | Year | Language | Participants | Case number | Group number | Intervention | Points | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qin et al. [24] | 2006 | E | HS | 14 | 1 | MA | ST36 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Bai et al. [39] | 2007 | E | HS | 8 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Napadow et al. [33] | 2007 | E | CTS, HS | 25 (13 CTS patients) | 2 | MA | LI-4 | Baseline versus after acupuncture CTS patients versus HS |
| Qin et al. [40] | 2008 | E | HS | 18 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Dhond et al. [41] | 2008 | E | HS | 15 | 2 | MA | left PC6 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Zhang et al. [30] | 2009 | E | HS | 36 | 3 | EA | GB 37, KI 8 | EA versus light flash stimulation |
| Liu et al. [42] | 2009 | E | HS | 56 | 4 | EA | GB37, BL60, KI8, a sham point | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Liu et al. [28] | 2009 | E | HS | 28 | 2 | EA | GB37, KI8 | Puncturing at GB37 versus puncturing at K18 |
| Hui et al. [25] | 2009 | E | HS | 48 | 3 | MA | LI4, ST36, LV3 | Acupuncture versus superficial tactile stimulation |
| Liu et al. [43] | 2009 | C | HS | 21 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Puncturing at nonacupoints versus puncturing at ST36 |
| Long et al. [44] | 2009 | C | HS | 17 | 1 | MA | ST36 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Zyloney et al. [45] | 2010 | E | HS | 48 | 4 | EA | LI3, LI4 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Qiu et al. [46] | 2010 | E | HS | 38 | 2 | MA | LV3 | Female versus male |
| Ren et al. [32] | 2010 | E | HS | 36 | 3 | MA | PC6, PC7, GB37 | Puncturing at PC6 versus puncturing at PC7 versus puncturing at GB37 |
| Hui et al. [47] | 2010 | E | HS | 37 | 3 | MA | LI4, ST36, LV3 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Liu et al. [48] | 2011 | E | HS | 14 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Feng et al. [49] | 2011 | E | HS | 36 | 3 | MA | PC6, PC7, GB37 | Puncturing at PC6 versus puncturing at PC7 versus puncturing at GB37 |
| Feng et al. [50] | 2011 | E | HS | 36 | 3 | MA | PC6, PC7, GB37 | Puncturing at PC6 versus puncturing at PC7 versus puncturing at GB37 |
| Feng et al. [12] | 2011 | E | HS | 14 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Ye et al. [51] | 2011 | C | HS | 10 | 1 | MA | EX-UE7 (Yaotongdian) |
Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Ye et al. [51] | 2011 | C | LIDP, HS | 20 (10 HS) | 2 | MA | EX-UE7 (Yaotongdian) |
Baseline versus after acupuncture; LIDP patients versus HS |
| Ye et al. [52] | 2011 | C | LIDP | 10 | 1 | MA | EX-UE7 (Yaotongdian) |
Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Li et al. [53] | 2011 | C | HS | 9 | 1 | MA | ST36 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Fang et al. [54] | 2011 | C | HS | 21 | 1 | EA | RN12 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Zhong et al. [55] | 2012 | E | HS | 12 | 2 | MA | GB40, KI3 | Baseline versus after acupuncture; puncturing at GB40 versus puncturing at KI3 |
| You et al. [56] | 2012 | E | HS | 28 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Jiang et al. [57] | 2012 | E | HS | 40 | 2 | TEAS | TEAS versus intermittent minimal TEAS | |
| Fang et al. [29] | 2012 | E | HS | 21 | 2 | EA | CV4, CV12 | Puncturing at CV4 versus puncturing at CV12 |
| Feng et al. [11] | 2012 | E | MCI | 24 | 2 | MA | KI3 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Li et al. [38] | 2012 | C | Chronic sciatica, HS | 20 (10 HS) | 2 | EA | GB30, BL40, BL25, BL23, BL57 | Chronic sciatica patients versus HS |
| Zhao et al. [58] | 2012 | C | HS | 20 | 1 | MA | LI4 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Yi et al. [37] | 2012 | C | Depression, HS | 39 (13 HS) | 3 | MA | LV3 | HS versus puncturing at nonacupoints in depressed patients versus puncturing at LV3 in depressed patients |
| Fang et al. [59] | 2012 | C | HS | 47 | 3 | MA | LV3 | Puncturing at LV3 with deqi versus puncturing at LV3 with deqi mixed with sharp pain versus superficial tactile stimulation at LV3 |
| Dai et al. [60] | 2012 | C | HS | 16 | 1 | MA | SP6 | Puncturing at nonacupoints versus puncturing at SP6 |
| Zhang et al. [31] | 2013 | E | HS | 12 | 1 | EA | GV20, EX-HN3 | 5 min versus 15 min after acupuncture |
| You et al. [27] | 2013 | E | HS | 28 | 2 | MA | ST36 | Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture |
| Jiang et al. [17] | 2013 | E | HS | 18 | 4 | MA, EA, TEAS | ST36 | MA versus EA versus TEAS versus sensory stimulation |
| Dong et al. [61] | 2013 | E | HS | 32 | 2 | NA | NA | Acupuncturist versus nonacupuncturist |
| Chen et al. [34] | 2013 | E | MCI | 24 | 2 | MA | KI4 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Chen et al. [35] | 2013 | E | Primary hypertension | 30 | 2 | MA | GV20,GV23, EX-HN1 (Sishencong), LI4, ST36, SP6, LR3 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
| Chen et al. [62] | 2013 | C | MCI | 6 | 1 | MA | DU26 | Baseline versus after acupuncture |
E: English; C: Chinese; HS: healthy subjects; CTS: carpal tunnel syndrome; MCI: mild cognitive impairment; LIDP: lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion; MA: manual acupuncture; EA: electro-acupuncture; TEAS: transcutanclus electrical acupoint stimulation.