matching recombination indirect comparisons and network meta-analysis between syndrome differentiation-based acupuncture or not for primary insomnia

To evaluate the importance of point selection based on syndrome differentiation by re-analyzing the trials' results in treating primary insomnia with acupuncture. We systematically searched 9 databases for eligible trials. Two authors extracted data independently from citations, interventions, and outcomes. Since the "treatment acupuncture" and "control acupuncture" data compared in this study were from different trials, we matched the data in a 1:1 ratio and minimized heterogeneity between the paired groups. Matching factors included age, sex ratio, and the baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score. Meta-analyses were performed using Revman 5.4 software. Effect estimation presented continuous data with a standard mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Besides the recombination indirect comparison, STATA 15.0 was used for network meta-analysis of all included trials. In this dataset, we summarized all the information from 172 included trials, including the main data needed for our meta analysis.

本研究通过重新分析针刺治疗原发性失眠的临床试验结果，评估辨证选穴的临床重要性。我们系统性检索了9个数据库，以筛选符合纳入标准的临床试验。两名研究者独立提取各文献的引用信息、干预措施及结局指标相关数据。鉴于本研究中对比的「治疗组针刺」与「对照组针刺」数据来自不同临床试验，我们以1:1比例对数据进行匹配，并尽可能降低配对组间的异质性。匹配因素涵盖年龄、性别比例以及基线匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI）评分。本研究采用Revman 5.4软件开展Meta分析，对于连续性数据，以标准均数差（standard mean difference, SMD）及95%置信区间（confidence interval, CI）进行效应量估计。除采用重组间接比较法外，本研究还借助STATA 15.0对所有纳入的临床试验进行网络Meta分析。本数据集汇总了172项纳入临床试验的全部相关信息，包含了Meta分析所需的核心数据。