First author | Sample size Condition Age range or mean age (years) Gender (M/F) Diagnosis criteria Chinese Medicine Diagnosis | Intervention group (regimens) | Control group (regimens) | Main outcomes | Results (P value, RR, 95%CI) | Adverse events |
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Du (2008) [15] | 160 postpartum women 23-42, (0/160) n.r. Rome II (Once per 10 days) n.r. | Moxa (once daily, total 6 treatments, n = 80) Tongbian acupoint (Bilateral) Indirect | Drug (Glycerine Enema, once daily for 14 days, total 14 treatment, n = 80) | Response rate* | P < 0.01, RR 1.27, 95%CI [1.13, 1.42] | n.r. |
Li (2001) [16] | 60 n.r. Moxa: 51, (12/28) Drug: n.r. (similar with moxa group) n.r. Gastrointestinal heat accumulation, body fluid deficiency | Moxa(once daily, total 5 treatment, n = 40) CV8 Indirect | Drug (Glycerine Enema, once daily for 5 days, n = 20) | Response rate†| P < 0.01, RR 1.50, 95%CI [1.08,2.08] | n.r. |
Kwon (2005) [17] | 36 stroke patients n.r. (20/16) Rome II (Twice weekly) None | Moxa (total 28 treatment for 4 weeks, n = 17) ST25(Bilateral) Indirect | No treatment (n = 19) | 1) Stool frequency 2) Constipation Assessment Scale | 1) P = 0.0001 2) P = 0.0001 | Itching, skin eruption, eyes stinging from the smoke |