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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the included literatures

From: Manual acupuncture enhanced therapeutic efficacy in vascular dementia rat model: systematic review and network meta-analysis

Author & year

Species

Age

Weight

Sample size

Group

Intervention measures

Outcome measures

    

Experimental group

Control group

Experimental group

Control group

Experimental group

Control group

 
        

Waveform frequency

Treatment duration

Acupoints

Model

method

 

Bu Yu, 2021 [20]

SD

Not provided

280–300 g

9

10

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 20 Hz

20 min/day for 20 days

GV24, GB13

4VO

,

Chen Yinghua, 2019 [21]

SD

2–3 months

220 ± 30 g

24

24

Electroacupuncture with hand needle

Model

Continuous wave 2 Hz

30 min/day for 21 days

Bilateral EX-HN1, bilateral GB20

4VO

Chen Lewen, 2021 [22]

SD

Not provided

280 ± 30 g

8

8

Electroacupuncture

Model

Sparse-dense waves 4/20 Hz

30 min/day for 24 days

Bilateral EX-HN1, bilateral GB20

2VO

Dong Juan, 2017 [23]

SD

2–3 months

200 ± 20 g

10

10

Manual acupuncture

Model

Not provided

20 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV24

Modified 2VO nimodipine

,

Feng Delin, 2015 [24]

SD

Not provided

180–220 g

8

8

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 3 Hz

20 min/day for 5 days

GV16, GV20, GV26, CV12, CV4

4VO

,

Jia Shiqi, 2009 [25]

SD

Not provided

250–300 g

10

10

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 10 Hz

10 min/day for 20 days

GV20, GV14

Modified 2VO nimodipine

,

Li Min, 2006 [26]

SD

2 months

200–300 g

14

13

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

20 min/day for 20 days

LI15, SJ5, ST31, ST36

4VO

,

Li Min, 2010 [27]

SD

2 months

180–220 g

12

12

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

30 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14

4VO

,

Li Xinhua, 2018 [28]

SD

Not provided

400 g ± 10 g

10

10

Manual acupuncture

Model

Not provided

30 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14, BL23

Modified 2VO nimodipine

Li Hua, 2019 [29]

SD

Not provided

280–300 g

15

15

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 20 Hz

20 min/day for 20 days

GV16, GV20, GV26, CV4

4VO

,

Shao Ying, 2008 [30]

SD

Not provided

180–220 g

9

8

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

20 min/day for 15 days

GV24, GB13

4VO

,

Tang Zhongsheng, 2011 [31]

SD

Not provided

280–300 g

10

11

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

20 min/day for 20 days

GV24, GB13

4VO

,

Wang Li, 2002 [32]

SD

2 months

200–250 g

14

13

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

20 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14

4VO

,

Wang Li, 2007 [33]

SD

2–3 months

200–250 g

12

11

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 50 Hz

20 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14

4VO

,

Wei Dengming, 2011 [34]

SD

Not provided

200–250 g

10

10

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 50 Hz

20 min/day for 10 days

GV20, GV14

Modified 2VO nimodipine

,

Wei Yuwei, 2021 [35]

SD

Not provided

300–350 g

13

13

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 20 Hz

20 min/day for 20 days

GV24, GB13

4VO

,

Xu Pan, 2022 [46]

Wistar

8 weeks

280 ± 20 g

12

13

Manual acupuncture

Model

Not provided

30 s/day for 15 days

CV17, CV12, CV6, SP10, ST36

2VO

,

Yan Bing, 2006 [36]

SD

Not provided

280–300 g

9

7

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 150 Hz

20 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14, BL23, BL20

4VO

,

Zhang Guannan, 2011 [47]

Wistar

Not provided

170–230 g

12

12

Electroacupuncture with hand needle

Model

Sparse-dense waves 2 Hz

10 min/day for 15 days

GV20, GV14

Modified 2VO nimodipine

Zheng Jie, 2009 [48]

Wistar

2 months

212 ± 15 g

7

8

Electroacupuncture

Model

Sparse-dense waves 2 Hz

20 min/day for 30 days

GV20, GV14

2VO

Yz Zhu, 2012 [37]

SD

12 months

400 ± 30 g

12

10

Electroacupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 4 Hz

20 min/day for 30 days

GV20, KI3

2VO

Cao Yajun, 2023 [39]

SD

Not provided

250 ± 10 g

6

6

Electroacupuncture

Model

Not provided

20 min/day for 12 days

GV20, GV24

2VO

,

Chen Yang, 2024 [40]

SD

2 months

250 ± 20 g

12

12

Manual acupuncture

Model

Not provided

30 min/day for 15 days

GV20, BL23, ST40

2VO

,

Li Xinhua, 2023 [41]

SD

2–3 months

210 ± 10 g

9

10

Manual acupuncture

Model

Sparse wave 1–20 Hz

30 min/day for 14 days

GV16, GV20, GV26, CV4, CV12

2VO

,

Li Xiaoxiao, 2024 [42]

SD

6 weeks

260 ± 20 g

10

10

Electroacupuncture

Model

Sparse wave 200 Hz

30 min/day for 14 days

GV20, GV24, GB13, EX-HN1

2VO

,

Ma Shuai, 2024 [43]

SD

8 weeks

160–200 g

6

6

Electroacupuncture

Model

Not provided

30 min/day for 14 days

GV20, GV16, GV14

2VO

,

Peng Caiyu, 2024 [44]

SD

6 months

230 ± 10 g

12

12

Manual acupuncture

Model

Continuous wave 2 Hz

30 min/day for 21 days

GV4, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, PC6, PC7, PC8

2VO

Sun Wei, 2024 [45]

SD

8 weeks

260–280 g

12

12

Electroacupuncture

Model

Not provided

20 min/day for 12 days

Bilateral EX-HN1, bilateral GB20

4VO

,

  1. Appendix: Outcome measures: Escape latency. Number of platform crossings. 2VO, bilateral occlusion of the common carotid arteries; 4VO, four-vessel occlusion