Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapies for intractable hiccups: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2025 · PMC12672884 · PMID 41346981

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NMA results of HSS Comparisons among acupuncture-related therapies revealed that only MA+AI was significantly more effective than MA [SMD = 0.78, 95% CI (0.10, 1.47)], and MA+AA outperformed MA [SMD = 0.66, 95% CI (0.05, 1.27)]; other comparisons did not reach statistical significance.

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