Efficacy of acupuncture-based traditional Chinese medicine therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Neurol · 2026 · PMC13341292 · PMID 42422219

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However, the combination therapy subgroup failed to reach statistical significance (SMD = −0.05, 95% CI: −0.56 to 0.45).

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