Supplement 1. Summary of reasons for exclusion of randomized clinical trials.
First Author(Year) / Reason for exclusion
Bian (2004)1 / Combined point injection with moxibustion (n=44)
Chen (2002)2 / Which transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation was the treatment group (n=66)
Dou (2004)3 / Used acupuncture treatment as a control (n=120)
Jin (2003)4 / Used both acupuncture and moxibustion on the treatment group (n=66)
Liu (2010)5 / Acupuncture combined point injection (n=102)
Liu (2008)7 / Acupuncture combined point injection and moxibustion (n=102)
Liu (1996)6 / AT vs. AT (n=70)
Mehling (2007)9 / Combined acupuncture and massage (n=138)
McDonugh (2008)8 / Included cancer pain with other types of pain and did not discuss them separately (n=80)
Xiao (1994)10 / EA vs. AT (n=50)
Zhang (2010)11 / Group I (6 cases received acupuncture first and then western medicine) vs. Group II (5 cases received western medicine first and then acupuncture) (n=11)
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