Acupuncture as an independent or adjuvant therapy to standard management for menopausal insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 2; p. e0318562
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaoni, Liu, Chengyong, Qin, Shan, Chen, Chaoming, Wang, Xiaoqiu, Jiang, Yuanyuan, Wu, Wenzhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.02.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy - methods; Adjuvants; Anesthesia; Behavior modification; Bias; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Collaboration; Comparative analysis; Drug dosages; Effectiveness; Electroacupuncture; Female; Health aspects; Heterogeneity; Humans; Hypnotics; Insomnia; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Menopause; Menopause - physiology; Mental disorders; Meta-analysis; Methods; Online databases; Physical Sciences; Quality assessment; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research and Analysis Methods; Sleep disorders; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - therapy; Subgroups; Systematic review; Treatment Outcome; Womens health; China

This systematic review aimed to clarify if acupuncture is more effective for menopausal insomnia compared with sham acupuncture, standard care (sedative hypnotics and/or MHT) or waitlist control. Seven literature databases were searched on April 30, 2024, to identify RCTs assessing the effectiveness...