Table 2.
The overview of the 16 included studies.
| Publication year | First author | Funding organization | fMRI examination time | Study type | Stroke type | Aphasia duration | Type of AG patient | Number of acupuncture group | Type of CG patient | Number of control group | Treatment duration | Handedness | Outcome index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Binlong Zhang [42] | Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | Observational | Ischemic | 1-6 months | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 36 | Healthy volunteer | 24 | Not depicted | Right handed | WAB, BDAE |
| 2021 | Defu Zhao [58] | Natural Science of Guizhou Province | Before and after treatment | RCT | Not depicted | 16 days-5 months | Poststroke aphasia | 48 | Poststroke aphasia | 48 | 1 month | Not depicted | CRRCAE, MoCA, clinic efficacy |
| 2021 | Xiaolin Li [45] | National Research Projects for Public Welfare Industries | Before and after treatment | RCT | Ischemic | 14 days-6 months | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 21 | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 20 | 8 weeks | Right handed | CRRCAE |
| 2019 | Binlong Zhang [60] | Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | Observational | Ischemic | 1-6 months | Poststroke aphasia | 31 | Healthy volunteer | 26 | 1 month | Right handed | WAB, BDAE |
| 2019 | Yukang Xiao [59] | Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine | Before and after treatment | RCT | Not depicted | 0-6 weeks | Poststroke aphasia | 50 | Poststroke aphasia | 50 | 30 days | Not depicted | CRRCAE, CFCP, SAQOL-39 |
| 2018 | Mingge Yang [52] | Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | RCT | Not limited | Within 2 years | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 15 | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 15 | 4 weeks | Right handed | CRRCAE, BDAE, SF-36 |
| 2018 | Shun Li [61] | Guangdong Provincial Science and technology Project | Before and after treatment | RCT | Ischemic | 14 days-3 months | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 11 | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 12 | 1 month | Right handed | CRRCAE, CFCP, ADL |
| 2017 | Jingling Chang [53] | Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China | Instant | Observational | Ischemic or HE | 14 days-2 years | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 22 | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 21 | Instant acupuncture | Right handed | CRRCAE, BDAE |
| 2016 | Aiqin Wang [62] | Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | Observational | Ischemic in cortical | 1-6 months | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 10 | Healthy volunteer | 10 | 30 days | Right handed | WAB, BDAE |
| 2016 | Binlong Zhang [56] | Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | Observational | 11 ischemic and 1 hemorrhage in basal ganglia | — | Poststroke aphasia | 12 | Healthy volunteer | 12 | 30 days | Right handed | WAB, BDAE |
| 2016 | Jinying Liu [63] | Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | Observational | IS | 32-90 days | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 10 | Healthy volunteer | 10 | 30 days | Right handed | BDAE, WAB |
| 2016 | Yuping Yuan [57] | Xinjiang Medical University | Before and after treatment | RCT | Ischemic in the left hemisphere | — | Poststroke aphasia | 20 | Poststroke aphasia | 20 | 4 weeks | Right handed | ABU, NIHSS |
| 2013 | Jinhuan Liu [64] | Research Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education | Before and after treatment | RCT | Not limited | 7-10 days | Poststroke aphasia | 10 | Poststroke aphasia | 10 | 30 days | Right handed | ABC, clinic efficacy |
| 2012 | Ni Li [65] | Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Before and after treatment | RCT | Ischemic | 0-6 months | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 20 | Poststroke Broca aphasia | 20 | 4 weeks | Right handed | ABC, NIHSS, ADL |
| 2011 | Geng Li [54] | Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust | Instant | Observational | 6 ischemic and 1 hemorrhage in the left hemisphere | More than 6 months | Poststroke aphasia | 7 | Healthy volunteer | 14 | Instant acupuncture | Right handed | WAB |
| 2010 | Anson C.M. Chau [55] | The study was approved by the institutional review board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster | Before and after treatment | Observational | Ischemic in the left hemisphere | 17 ± 8 months | Poststroke aphasia | 5 | Poststroke aphasia | 2 | 24 days | Right handed | CAB |
ABC: Aphasia Battery of Chinese; ABU: Aphasia Battery of Uighur; ADL: activities of daily living; AG: acupuncture group; BDAE: Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Exam; CAB: Cantonese Aphasia Battery; CFCP: Chinese Functional Communication Profile; CG: control group; CRRCAE: China Rehabilitation Research Center Aphasia Examination; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; RCT: randomized controlled trial; SAQOL-39: Stroke-Aphasia Quality of Life-39; SF-36: Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36; WAB: Western Aphasia Battery.