Efficacy of auricular therapy for pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med · 2014 · PMC4140110 · PMID 25165482

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highly significantP < 0.01actually significant

Highly significant heterogeneity was found among the 13 studies ( χ 2 = 262.30, I 2 = 95%, P < 0.01), indicating their heterogeneity.

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.09so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The combined mean difference for these four studies did not reach statistical significance (SMD = − 1.71; 95% CI [−3.67, 0.24]; P = 0.09; n = 314) ( Figure 8 ). 3.8.

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