Manual Acupuncture or Combination with Vitamin B to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Du, Yu zheng, Cao, Can can, Li, Meng dan, Fan, Yi hua, Jia, Peng, Jiang, Hai lun, Li, Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy; Bias; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Combined Modality Therapy; Complications and side effects; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic Neuropathies - therapy; Diabetic neuropathy; Diabetics; Diagnosis; Dosage and administration; Humans; Median nerve; Meta-analysis; Nerve conduction; Pain; Patient outcomes; Peripheral nerves; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - therapy; Peripheral neuropathy; Peroneal nerve; Polyneuropathies; Pregabalin; Publication Bias; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Risk; Risk factors; Sensory neurons; Software development; Systematic review; Tibial nerve; Treatment Outcome; Velocity; Vitamin B; Vitamin B Complex - therapeutic use; Vitamin B12; China

Background and Objective. The efficacy of mecobalamin (vitamin B12) alone in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is often unsatisfactory, while acupuncture treatment is also controversial. This study compares manual acupuncture to vitamin B in DPN treatment. Methods. Randomized con...