Table 2.
Details of intervention in acupuncture groups and control groups.
| Study ID | Acupuncture point [50] | Acupuncture on one or both sides of the body | Duration of each treatment | Frequency | With or without conventional medicine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JinRT 2011 | Yinlingquan(SP9), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Quchi(LI11) | On both sides | 30 min | 1 time/day; | Y |
| liuF 2011 | Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Yinbai(SP1), Dadu(SP2), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9) | NR | 30 min | 1 time/day; | N |
| liYM 2019 | Taibai(Sp3), Taichong (Liv3), Xingjian(Liv2), Neiting (S44), Xiangu(S43), Qiuxu(G40), intense redness, swelling, and pain areas (usually the location of gouty tophus deposits) | NR | NR | 1 time every other day; | Y |
| ZhongYH 2021 | Local joint with recurrent gout | On one side | NR | Acupuncture:1 time; | Y |
| FengPD 2017 | The local tenderness point of the joint lesion and the surface of the distended and bruising vein | On one side | 3–5 min | 2 times/week | Y |
| ZhangSJ 2010 | Local joint with recurrent gout | NR | 2–5 min | 3 times/day | Y |
| LiuZY 2014 | Xuehai(SP10), Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Fenglong(S40), Yinlingquan(SP9), Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Taichong (Liv3), Dadu(SP2), Local ashi point | NR | 30 min | 1 time/day | Y |
| GuanFY 2014 | Taichong (Liv3), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Fenglong(S40), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34) | NR | 20 min | 1 time/day | Y |
| XieYF 2015 | Ashi point | NR | NR | 1 time/day | Y |
| ChenKW 2016 | Ashi point(Pain point), Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6) | NR | 15 min | 1 time/day | Y |
| JinZ 2012 | Xuanzhong(G39), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Shangqiu(Sp5), Zhaohai(K6), Yanglingquan(GB34), Yinlingquan(SP9), Liangqiu(ST34), Xuehai(SP10), Quchi(LI11), Shaohai (H3), Shousanli(LI10), Chize(L15) | NR | NR | 1 time/day | N |
| liJY 2013 | Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9), Fenglong(S40), Xuehai(SP10), Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Taichong (Liv3), ashi point | NR | 30 min | 1 time/day | Y |
| WangMJ 2015 | Zusanli(ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34), Fenglong(S40), gongsun (SP 4) (both sides), Ashi point | On both sides | 30 min | NR | N |
| ZhuC 2011 | Yinbai(SP1), Taichong(Liv3), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Fenglong(S40), Zusanli(ST36), Yinlingquan(SP9), Yanglingquan(GB34), Taibai(Sp3), Hegu(LI4), ashi point | NR | 30 | 1 time every other day; | Y |
| Yinlingquan(SP9), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Zusanli(ST36), Quchi(LI11) | On both sides |
Note: NR: not reported; Y: yes; N: no.