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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Aging Neurosci.
Sec. Parkinson’s Disease and Aging-related Movement Disorders
Volume 16 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1462851
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Parkinson's Disease Research: Exploring Biomarkers and Therapeutic Strategies for Halting Disease Progression View all 17 articles

Efficacy of Acupuncture in Ameliorating Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Provisionally accepted
Zhennan Wu Zhennan Wu 1Chang Liu Chang Liu 1Vickie Chan Vickie Chan 1Xiaofeng Wu Xiaofeng Wu 2Fan Huang Fan Huang 3Zining Guo Zining Guo 1Wenhao Liu Wenhao Liu 1Liming Lu Liming Lu 1*Nenggui Xu Nenggui Xu 1*
  • 1 South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
  • 2 Research Center of Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
  • 3 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China

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    Although numerous studies have explored acupuncture for alleviating Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, specific methods focusing on reducing anxiety in these patients are lacking. Preliminary research indicates that acupuncture may improve anxiety in patients with Parkinson's; however, highquality evidence is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in managing anxiety symptoms in PD.We systematically searched eight databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of anxiety in

    Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Anxiety symptoms, Acupuncture, Meta-analysis, Randomised controlled trial

    Received: 10 Jul 2024; Accepted: 23 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Liu, Chan, Wu, Huang, Guo, Liu, Lu and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Liming Lu, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Nenggui Xu, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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