Table 2.
Details of interventions in included studies.
| References | Intervention methods | Treatment duration | Adverse events | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Acupoint selection | Frequency (t/w) | Retained (min/h) | Course (w) | ||
| Teng et al. (32) | MA | The upper-jiao, Lower-jiao, Liver, Kidney, and heart regions in the eye's area | 7 times/w | 5 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Mao (33) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Shen-ting (DU24), Qian-ding (DU21), Xuan-li (GB6), Qu-bin (GB7), Mei-chong (BL3), Tou-lin-qi (GB15) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 6 weeks | / |
| Liu (34) | EA | Shen-ting (DU24), Bai-hui (DU20) | 6 times/w | 60 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Wang et al. (35) | EA | Bai-hui (DU20), Zu-san-li (ST36) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Niu et al. (36) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Qian-ding (DU21), Lu-hui (DU22), Qian ting (DU21) | 6 times/w | 6 h | 8 weeks | / |
| Liao et al. (37) | MA | The upper-jiao, Kidney, and spleen regions in the eye's area | 5 times/w | 5 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Yang et al. (38) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20) | 3 times/w | 24 h | 4 weeks | Subcutaneous edema and needle fainting |
| Wen et al. (39) | MA | Shui-gou (DU26), Yin-tang (EX-HN3), Shen-ting (DU24), Bai-hui (DU20), Ya-men (DU15), Feng-fu (DU16), Yao-yang-guan (DU3), Ming-men (DU4) | 7 times/w | 30 min | 6 weeks | / |
| Jiang et al. (40) | MA | The upper-jiao and lower-jiao regions in the eye's area | 7 times/w | 20 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Hu (41) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Ming-men (DU4), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Yao-yang-guan (DU3), Tai-xi (KI3), Shen-shu (BL23), Feng-shi (GB20) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Zhang et al. (42) | EA | Shen-ting (DU24), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Xuan li (GB6) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 6 weeks | / |
| Wang (43) | SA | Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Xuan li (GB6), Bai-hui (DU20), Qu-bin (GB7) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Wang et al. (44) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Lu-hui (DU22), Shen-ting (DU24) | 6 times/w | 6~8 h | 6 weeks | / |
| Liu (45) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20) | 3 times/w | 24 h | 4 weeks | / |
| Xie et al. (46) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Yin-tang (EX-HN3), Shui-gou (DU26), Nei-guan (PC6) | 3 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Yang (47) | MA | Shen-shu (BL23), Feng-fu (DU16), Bai-hui (DU20), Yong-quan (KI1), Xuan-zhong (GB39) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Zhou et al. (48) | MA | Da-ling (PC7), Nei-guan (PC6), Shen-men (HT7), Tong-li (HT5), Shen-ting (DU24), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Lu-hui (DU22), Hou-ding (DU19), Bai-hui (DU20), Jiao-sun (SJ20), Shuai-gu (GB8) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 3 weeks | / |
| Yang (49) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Shen-men (HT7), Hou-xi (SI3), Zhao-hai (KI6), Xuan-zhong (GB39) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Yao et al. (50) | EA | Bai-hui (DU20), Shen-ting (DU24), Ben-shen (BG13) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 12 weeks | Subcutaneous edema |
| Wang et al. (51) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Qu-bin (GB7), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Xuan li (GB6) | 6 times/w | 6 h | 3 weeks | / |
| Xing et al. (52) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Qu-bin (GB7), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Xuan li (GB6) | 6 times/w | 6 h | 8 weeks | / |
| Piao (53) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), San-yin-jiao (SP6), Wei-zhong (BL40), Shui-gou (DU26), He-gu (LI4), Nei-guan (PC6) | 7 times/w | 30 min | 12 weeks | / |
| Qian et al. (54) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20) | 3 times/w | 24 h | 8 weeks | / |
| Wang et al. (55) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Shen-ting (DU24) | 3 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Style | Acupoint selection | Frequency (t/w) | Retained (min/h) | Course (w) | ||
| Song et al. (56) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Ming-men (DU4), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Yao-yang-guan (DU3), Tai-xi (KI3), Shen-shu (BL23), Feng-shi (GB20) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Lin et al. (57) | EA | Bai-hui (DU20) | 6 times/w | 20 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Zhang et al. (58) | MA | Dan-zhong (RN17), Zhong-wan (RN12), Qi-hai (RN6), Xue-hai (SP10), Zu-san-li (ST36), Wai-guan (SJ5) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Zeng et al. (59) | SA | Shen-ting (DU24), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Ben-shen (BG13), Nao-hu (DU17), Nao-kong (GB19) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Tian et al. (60) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Feng-chi (GB20), Qu-chi (LI11), Shen-ting (DU24), Nei-guan (PC6), Wai-guan (SJ5), Xue-hai (SP10) | 7 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Li (61) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Shui-gou (DU26), Nei-guan (PC6) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 12 weeks | / |
| Wei et al. (62) | EA | Bai-hui (DU20), Qian-ding (EX-HN1), Shen-ting (DU24), Qu-bin (GB7) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 6 weeks | / |
| Zhang (63) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Shui-gou (DU26), Yin-tang (EX-HN3), Zu-san-li (ST36), Fe-long (ST40) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Zhou (64) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Yin-tang (EX-HN3), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Nei-guan (PC6), Shui-gou (DU26) | 3 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Chen (65) | MA | Bai-hui (DU20), Nei-guan (PC6), Zu-san-li (ST36), Shen-ting (DU24), Wai-guan (SJ5), Qu-chi (LI11), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Feng-chi (GB20), Xue-hai (SP10), Feng-shi (GB31), Yang-lin-quan (GB34) | 7 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Du (66) | SA | Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Ben-shen (BG13), Lu-hui (DU22), Feng-chi (GB20) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 8 weeks | / |
| Chen et al. (67) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1) | 6 times/w | 30 min | 4 weeks | / |
| Xiong et al. (68) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Si-shen-cong (EX-HN1), Feng-chi (GB20), Shen-ting (DU24) | 6 times/w | 3~4 h | 8 weeks | / |
| Jiang et al. (69) | SA | Bai-hui (DU20), Shen-ting (DU24) | 5 times/w | 30 min | 12 weeks | N |
MA, manual acupuncture; EA, electro-acupuncture; SA, scalp acupuncture; N, no adverse events; /, not mention.