Table 1 Stimulation method, duration, patients, and autism scale type of present study data source.
From: Analysis of Evidence-Based Autism Symptoms Enhancement by Acupuncture
First author | Year | Acupoint areas | No of points | No of needles | Stimulation method | Duration weeks (sessions per week) | Total sessions | Patients (n) | Control intervention (n) | Autism scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhang Jun | 2010 | Leg, knee, foot, and shoulder | 5 | 10 | M | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Wang CN | 2007 | Scalp | 3 | 3 | EA | n.a. | n.a. | 30 | Behavior therapy group (30) | Picture and vocabulary scale and behavior ability |
Young K | 2009 | Scalp and hand | 7 | 13 | A | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Wong YM | 2010 | Scalp and neck | 3 | 7 | A | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Xi Y | 2010 | Upper back and Scalp | 9 | 16 | A | n.a. | n.a. | 32 | n.a. | Autism treatment evaluation checklist |
Wong V | 2010 | Scalp, hand, foot, and ear | 8 | 17 | EA | 4 (3) | 12 | 30 | Sham acupuncture (25) | ABC, RDLS, and Parents report |
Pei-Chen Lo | 2015 | Foot, leg, hand, wrist, and palm | 12 | 24 | Chan Ding | 12 (3) | 36 | 734 | 445 | ASD prevalence by HHIS Chan Ding, and Autism screening questionnaire |
Pledger J | 2014 | Scalp, foot, hand, abdomen, and leg | 25 | 46 | A | 40 (1) | 40 | 7 | commenced treatment (7) | Social skills profile questionnaire and Pragmatics profile questionnaire |
Wong V | 2014 | Tongue | 4 | 5 | A | 8 (7) | 56 | 21 | 9 | Autism treatment evaluation checklist, Reynell language developmental scale, Symbolic play test |
Zhang | 2012 | Hand and leg | 4 | 8 | TEAS | 12 (5) | 60 | 37 | 39 | CARS as well as ABC |
Li | 2011 | Scalp | 1 | 4 | A | 60 (1) | 60 | 30 | 40 | CARS, ABC and Gesell Developmental Scale |
Allam | 2008 | Scalp | 3 | 3 | A | 36 (2) | 72 | 10 | 10 | Arabic language test |
Yuan | 2009 | Scalp | 2 | 3 | JST | 16 (6) | 96 | 118 | 84 | CARS |