Conclusions : Acupuncture and education, alone and in combination, significantly reduced smoking; however, combined they showed a significantly greater effect, as seen in subjects with a greater pack-year history.
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You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Correspondence to Thomas Ots. Reprints and Permissions. Ots, T. During treatment, filiform solid, thin needles are inserted into specific points on the ear cartilage, as well as the hands and wrists. Normal procedures last for about 30 minutes. Body acupuncture can be used in combination with the ear and wrist needle placements. An acupuncturist may also utilize a mild electric current, to enhance the effect of the needles through the body.
The greatest advantage of this ancient Oriental procedure is the absence of negative side-effects during and after treatment. Unlike smoking cessation medications and nicotine replacement therapy products, acupuncture does not employ chemically manufactured substances.
There is also no risk of weight gain during therapy. In conjunction with helping a patient quit smoking, it can also curb appetite, thus reducing food cravings. If you have tried several methods in smoking cessation to no avail, perhaps it is time you consider the natural, alternative method that is acupuncture. With the right practitioner and the right frame of mind, acupuncture can help grant you freedom from addiction.
Your email address will not be published. Author Recent Posts. Follow me. MaryFatimah Weening, L. She holds a B. Latest posts by MaryFatimah Weening, L. Control interventions Nine studies 51 , 57 , 61 - 67 used non-acupuncture points or points considered to have no specific effect on smoking cessation as a sham control intervention. Risk of bias assessment The overall quality of evidence was low for all outcomes. Figure 2. Figure 3. Effects of interventions Based on the type of experimental and control interventions, we conducted meta-analyses for 9 different comparisons.
Table 2 Effect estimates of acupuncture for smoking cessation. Real acupuncture versus sham acupuncture Abstinence rate short-term 96 89 3 1. Acupuncture versus nicotine replacement therapy NRT Abstinence rate short-term 1 1. Acupuncture versus acupuncture combined with counselling or educational smoking cessation program or moxibustion Abstinence rate short-term 3 0. Acupuncture versus wrist-ankle acupuncture Abstinence rate long-term 30 30 1 0.
Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure versus sham acupuncture combined with sham auricular acupressure Abstinence rate short-term 97 3 2. Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure versus acupuncture or auricular acupressure as a monotherapy Abstinence rate short-term 76 74 3 1.
Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure versus nicotine replacement therapy NRT Abstinence rate short-term 56 60 1 0. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms Two trials reported outcomes of NWS at short-term follow-up. Daily cigarette consumption Two trials reported outcomes of daily cigarette consumption, one of these in the short-term and another in the long-term.
Acupuncture versus nicotine replacement therapy Abstinence rat There was only one study reporting smoking cessation. Self-evaluated scale for tobacco dependence One study reported outcomes on a self-evaluated scale for tobacco dependence.
Daily cigarette consumption One study reported outcomes of daily cigarette consumption. Daily cigarette consumption We found two studies reporting daily cigarette consumption. Funnel plot analysis Since there were less than five studies in all metaanalyses, we did not use funnel plots to assess publication bias.
Trial sequential analysis TSA 68 was conducted to estimate the required sample size for a systematic review based on primary outcome of different comparisons and to detect the robustness of the result. Limitations of the systematic review There were several limitations in this systematic review. Comparison with other systematic reviews Several systematic reviews have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of acupoint stimulation for smoking cessation.
Future research In order to confirm the effect of acupuncture on smoking cessation, future trials should improve the quality of methodology, enlarge the sample size, extend the follow-up period, and increase secondary outcome indicators especially laboratory indicators.
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