ReviewObstetricsAcupuncture for pelvic and back pain in pregnancy: a systematic review
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Materials and Methods
We searched the following electronic databases from their inception until July 2006:
The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), National Library for Health Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialist Library, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED, and Acubriefs. We searched MEDLINE from its inception until November 2006. Due to funding limitations, we only searched for trials written in or translated into English.
We based our MEDLINE search strategy on the Cochrane highly sensitive
Results
The Figure summarizes the trial flow. We found 10 papers from our MEDLINE search and 421 papers from searching other databases. We excluded the vast majority of papers after a careful initial screen because we found them to be duplicates, not randomized controlled trials (RCTs), or not pertaining to acupuncture for pelvic/back pain in pregnancy. We found 1 ongoing trial of acupuncture for back pain in pregnancy (CRISP-Computer Retrieval on Scientific Projects. Acupuncture and Low Back Pain
Comment
Limited evidence suggests that acupuncture given in addition to standard treatment is more effective than standard treatment alone, physiotherapy, or stabilizing exercises in relieving pelvic and back pain in pregnancy. Although the trials found in our review were small in number and clinically heterogeneous, the trial by Elden et al35 is well-conducted and provides good evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture in pregnancy-related pelvic pain.
Difficulties in this review included making
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Carolyn Ee was funded by General Practice Education and Training Australia.
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Eric Manheimer was funded by grant number R24 AT001293 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the US National Institutes of Health.
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Adrian White was supported by the DH-National Coordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development (NCC RCD).