Table 3.

Characteristics of Interventions

Included Studies	Study Type	Interventions		Course of Treatment (Week)	Outcome Indicators
		Treatment Group	Control Group
Zhang 201111	Double-arm	Moxibustion	celecoxib 200 mg, 1/d	6	d,e
Zhou 201412	Three-arm	Moxibustion	C1:electro-acupuncture C2:celecoxib 200 mg, 1/d	4	d
Zhou 201713	Double-arm	Moxibustion	Diclofenac sodium gel	4	a,b,c,d
Ren 201114	Double-arm	Moxibustion	Sham moxibustion	6	a,b,c
Zhou 201515	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Diclofenac sodium sustained release capsules 50 mg, 1/d	4	d
Zhang 201816	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Meloxicam dispersible tablets 7.5 mg, 1/d	2	d
Liu 202017	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Conventional acupuncture	4	d
Guo 201618	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Diclofenac sodium double release enteric capsules 75 mg, 1/d	3	a,b,c
Wu 201519	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Votalin emulsion	4	d
Qiu 200620	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Futarin sustained-release tablets 75 mg, 1/d	4	a,b,c,e
Gang 201621	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Meloxicam tablets 7.5 mg, 1/d	6	a,b,c
Gao 201122	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Warm needle	8	a,b,c,d
Wang 201723	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Warm needle	3	d
Yin 201724	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Glucosamine 240 mg, 1/d	8	a,b,e
Ju 201725	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Celecoxib capsules 200 mg, 1/d	2	a,b,c,d
Wu 201226	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Conventional acupuncture	4	a,b,c
Chen 201827	Double-arm	Warm needle	Glucosamine sulfate capsules 314 mg, 2 capsules/times, 3 times/ d	4	a,b,c
Liu 201428	Double-arm	Warm needle	Electro-acupuncture	4	a,b,c
Tan 201629	Double-arm	Warm needle	Conventional acupuncture	3	d
Ma 201530	Double-arm	Warm needle	Conventional acupuncture	4	d
Chen 201231	Double-arm	Warm needle	Ibuprofen sustained release capsules 300 mg, 2 times/d	3	a,b,c,e
Jiang 201332	Double-arm	Warm needle	Glucosamine sulfate tablets 314 mg, 2 tablets/times, 3 times/d	8	a,b.c.e
Ren 201833	Double-arm	Warm needle	Glucosamine hydrochloride tablets 240 mg, 2 tablets/times, 3 times/d	20	a,b,c
Zhang 201634	Double-arm	Warm needle	Conventional acupuncture	4	a,b,c,d
Pan 202035	Double-arm	Acupoint catgut embedding	Conventional acupuncture	3	d
Ji 201236	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Warm needle	8	a,b,c,d
Shen 201737	Double-arm	Conventional acupuncture	Diclofenac sodium emulsion	4	b,c,e
Miao 201438	Three-arm	Moxibustion	C1: electro-acupuncture C2: celecoxib capsules 200 mg, 1/d	4	d
Zhang 201639	Double-arm	Conventional acupuncture	Warm needle	4	e
Lin 201840	Double-arm	Conventional acupuncture	Sham acupuncture	26	a,b,d,e
Zhao 201441	Double-arm	Moxibustion	Sham moxibustion	6	a,c,e
Zhang 201342	Double-arm	Fire needle	Warm needle	4	a,b,c,d
Guo 201643	Double-arm	Fire needle	Conventional acupuncture	3	a,b,d
Lu 201144	Double-arm	Fire needle	Warm needle	4	d,e
Li 202045	Double-arm	Fire needle	Conventional acupuncture	24	d
Tang 201746	Double-arm	Fire needle	Warm needle	4	a,b,c,d
Song 202047	Double-arm	Fire needle	Celecoxib capsules 200 mg, 1/d; diclofenac sodium diethylamine emulsion agent 200 mg, 3 times/d	3	d
Lin 201248	Double-arm	Fire needle	Conventional acupuncture	4	d,e
He 201849	Double-arm	Electro-acupuncture	Fire needle	4	a,b,c,d,e
Fan 201650	Double-arm	Fire needle	Warm needle	4	a

Notes: a, WOMAC pain scores; b, WOMAC stiffness scores; c, WOMAC joint function scores; d, VAS scores; e. Adverse events.