TABLE 3.
Visual analog scale (VAS) pairwise meta-analysis results.
| Comparison | Number | WMD [95% CI] | I2 (%) | P |
| B VS. A | 1 | 1.73 [0.10, 2.47] | – | 0 |
| C VS. A | 2 | 1.50 [1.03, 1.97] | 0 | 0 |
| D VS. A | 2 | 1.42 [0.91, 1.93] | 0 | 0 |
| *E VS. A | 6 | 1.50 [0.52, 2.47] | 95.1 | 0.003 |
| F VS. A | 1 | 1.83 [0.80, 2.86] | – | 0 |
| *H VS. A | 3 | 1.79 [1.03, 2.56] | 75.5 | 0 |
| I VS. A | 2 | 1.47 [1.11, 1.84] | 0 | 0 |
| J VS. A | 2 | 2.12 [1.77, 2.48] | 0 | 0 |
| K VS. A | 1 | 0.66 [0.18, 1.14] | – | 0.007 |
| *D VS. B | 4 | 0.25 [−0.25, 0.75] | 52.6 | 0.323 |
| *E VS. B | 3 | 0.83 [−0.19, 1.85] | 85.0 | 0.112 |
| H VS. C | 1 | 1.25 [0.24, 2.26] | – | 0.015 |
| F VS. D | 1 | 0.42 [0.08, 0.77] | – | 0.017 |
| G VS. D | 1 | 0.37 [−0.68, 1.42] | – | 0.488 |
| D VS. E | 1 | 0.05 [−0.70, 0.80] | – | 0.897 |
The bold font indicates a statistical difference; *random effect model was used; A = antiepileptics; B = manual acupuncture; C = electroacupuncture; D = fire needling; E = pricking and cupping; F = Fu’s acupuncture; G = medicated thread moxibustion; H = electroacupuncture plus antiepileptics; I = fire needling plus antiepileptics; J = pricking and cupping plus antiepileptics; K = acupoint catgut embedding plus antiepileptics.