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KMID : 0644120170300020107
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2017 Volume.30 No. 2 p.107 ~ p.119
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The Effectiveness of Moxibustion Treatment for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Lee Hye-In
Baek Seon-Eun
Lee Ho-Jung
Park Kyoung-Sun
Lee Jin-Moo
Yoo Jeong-Eun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
Methods: We searched 10 electronic databases (CNKI, WANFANG, VIP, AMED, CiNii, Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, OASIS, Korea Traditional Knowledge Portal) to identify eligible studies published before November 2016. We included randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) using moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea. The methodological quality of each RCT was assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool.
Results: Ten RCT studies were eligible in our review. The overall risk of bias was evaluated as unclear. The meta-analysis of 4 trials indicated that favorable results for the use of moxibustion.
Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials suggests that moxibustion can achieve good efficacy for PD patients. However, because of studies included analysis was biased due to unclear risk of bias and unreliable study design, future high-quality RCT studies are needed to determine the association moxibustion with PD.
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KEYWORD
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Moxibustion , Primary Dysmenorrhea , Systematic Review , Meta-analysis
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