Network Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture for COPD Exacerbation: 45 RCTs and 3,156 Participants

Haogeng Wang's dataset, last updated on 2026-04-21, contains the manuscript for a network meta-analysis evaluating acupuncture-related interventions for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The analysis synthesizes data from 45 randomized controlled trials involving 3,156 participants, sourced from databases including PubMed, Embase, and CNKI up to September 2025. The primary outcome is symptom improvement, with secondary outcomes including forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity.

Use Cases

• Conducting secondary analysis of acupuncture efficacy based on reported odds ratios and mean differences.
• Comparing the relative effectiveness of different acupuncture modalities (e.g., acupoint application, thunder-fire moxibustion) for symptom improvement.
• Assessing methodological quality and evidence certainty in acupuncture RCTs for chronic respiratory conditions.
• Training models for evidence synthesis in integrative medicine based on structured review data.

Strengths

• Includes data from 45 randomized controlled trials.
• Aggregates findings from 3,156 individual participants.
• Uses a Bayesian network meta-analysis to synthesize direct and indirect evidence.
• Reports specific effect estimates (e.g., OR=4.97 for acupoint application) and ranking probabilities.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 487.8 KB DOCX document; the underlying trial-level data is not provided in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown.
• The overall certainty of evidence from the source analysis is noted as ranging from moderate to low.

Provenance

Source

Haogeng Wang via figshare.

Collection Method

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from seven bibliographic databases.

Time Range

Trials from database inception to September 20, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 11:49:21.