| Huang Z et al20) | China (2017, Chinese) | RCT* | I† : (8/10), C‡: (9/9) | I: (18, 70) [49±14]C: (20, 67) [49±12] | I: (1, 72) [34.1±20.3]C: (3, 68) [34.3±18.7] |
| Man PL21) | America (1975/English) | CS§ | (16/25) | [64] | [8.4yrs] |
| Zhang WW et al22) | China (2022, Chinese) | RCT | I: (18/12), C: (13/17) | I: (20, 69) [49±16]C: (20, 71) [46±15] | I: (2, 11) [5.4±2.1]C: (3, 8) [5.6±1.4] |
| Chen ZM et al23) | China (2012, Chinese) | RCT | I: (18/35), C: (20/30) | I: (18, 75) [58.2±8.6]C: (20, 73) [52.5±6.4] | I: (2, 60) [14.0±4.4]C: (1, 84) [15.0±6.5] |
| Wu MM et al24) | China (2021, Chinese) | RCT | I: (9/21), C: (11/19) | I: (19, 69) [47±15]C: (20, 68) [47±14] | I: (2, 28) [12.2±6.4]C: (3, 24) [11.4±6.5] |
| Peng YY et al25) | China (2008, Chinese) | RCT | I: (20/26), C: (17/23) | I: [36.16±2.35]C: [37.34±2.15] | I: [6.80±1.50]C: [6.50±1.40] |
| Yang JX et al26) | China (2008, Chinese) | RCT | I: (11/19), C: (10/20) | I: (35, 70) [40±9]C: (36, 68) [40±10] | I: (1, 4.7) [3.1±3.5]C: (0.9, 4.5) [3.2±3.1] |
| Gao J et al27) | America (2019/English) | RCT | I: (20/42), C: (19/35) | I: [63.97±13.63]C: [63.96±11.81] | - |
| Sun SZ et al28) | China (2011, Chinese) | RCT | I: (20/6), C: (21/5) | I: (43, 72) [58]C: (45, 60) [56.5] | I: (2, 36) [1.6yrs]C: (1, 30) [1.65yrs] |
| Sert HY et al29) | America (2009/English) | CS | (0/1) | 66 | 25yrs |
| Zhang XY30) | China (2005, Chinese) | RCT | I: (20/25), C: (18/27) | I: (21, 71)C: (19, 78) | I: (10days, 10yrs)C: (1week, 8yrs) |
| Mishra D et al31) | America (2005/English) | CS | (1/0) | 80 | 12yrs |
| He L et al32) | China (2012, Chinese) | RCT | I: (9/24)-1*(personal issues),C: (9/23)-1*(personal issues) | I: (38, 75) [54.84±8.99]C: (39, 76) [55.21±9.76] | I: (3, 55) [20.84±15.80]C: (3, 53) [20.25±12.75] |
| Zhang YP et al33) | China (2019, English) | RCT | I: (12/22)-1*(fear of acupuncture),C: (11/19)-1*(loss of patience) | I: [47.3±5.7]C: [45.8±9.2] | I: [4.37±4.1yrs]C: [4.60±3.7yrs] |