Comparison 2. Moxibustion treatment vs sham moxibustion.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Karnofsky score	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	10.86 [5.10, 16.62]
2 QoL (EORTC QLQ‐C30) (version 3.0)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	14.88 [4.83, 24.93]
3 Nausea/vomiting (EORTC QLQ‐C30) (version 3.0)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐38.57 [‐48.67, ‐28.47]
4 Diarrhoea (EORTC QLQ‐C30) (version 3.0)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐13.81 [‐27.52, ‐0.10]
5 WBC count (× 109/L)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.72 [0.97, 2.47]
6 Haemoglobin (g/L)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	2.06 [1.26, 2.86]
7 Platelets (× 109/L)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	210.79 [167.02, 254.56]