Pharmacologic and hormonal treatments for menopausal sleep disturbances: A network meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials and 32,271 menopausal women

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 101469
Author(s):  
Yu-Shian Cheng ◽  
Ping-Tao Tseng ◽  
Ming-Kung Wu ◽  
Yu-Kang Tu ◽  
Yi-Cheng Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Hormonal Treatments

scholarly journals Soy Products Ameliorate Obesity-Related Anthropometric Indicators in Overweight or Obese Asian and Non-Menopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu ◽  
Kou ◽  
Wei ◽  
Lu ◽  
Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Reduced Body ◽  
Menopausal Women

Background: The effect of soy products on the weight of overweight or obese people is controversial, so we aimed to conduct a systematic review and a meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials to analyze whether supplementation with soy products can help them to lose weight. Methods: The relevant data before January 2019 in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched. A random-effect model was adopted to calculate the weighted average difference of net changes of body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, fat mass, waist circumference, etc. Results: A total of 22 trials (870 overweight or obese participants) were reflected in the present meta-analysis. Analysis showed that soy products significantly reduced body weight, BMI, body fat percent and waist circumference in overweight or obese Asian populations (−0.37 kg, P = 0.010; −0.27 kg/m2, P = 0.042; −0.36%, P = 0.032; −0.35 cm, P = 0.049) and more significant effects were observed in non-menopausal women reduced body weight (−0.59 kg, P = 0.041), BMI (−0.59, P = 0.041) and waist circumference (−0.59 cm, P = 0.041) in overweight or obese populations. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that soy products have weight loss effects, mainly due to soy protein, isoflavone and soy fiber.

Acupuncture May Improve Quality of Life in Menopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihan Li ◽  
Yunyun Luo ◽  
Wenbin Fu ◽  
Rui Lei
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Menopausal Women

Objective: This analysis aims to identify, on the basis of the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), whether acupuncture therapy can alleviate menopausal symptoms and promote health-related quality of life. Methods: We included RCTs that directly compared any type of acupuncture with sham acupuncture in treating menopause-related symptoms and which were published from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016 in 6 electronic databases. Two authors performed this work independently; ‘risk-of-bias' assessment and data extraction were also independently performed by these 2 review authors. The outcomes are presented as scores of the menopause rating scale (MRS), which represents the self-assessment of patients. Results: Six studies were included. Our analysis found that acupuncture can reduce the MRS score in menopausal women by the end of the treating period (2-3 months, on average) and even in the follow-up period (1-3 months), not only in the total score but also in each subscale score. But the grade of evidence is very low. Conclusions: Both the total score and the subgroup analysis strongly indicated that acupuncture can alleviate menopause-related symptoms. However, the evidence is not very strong. Thus, further studies about the efficiency of acupuncture on menopausal symptoms based on well-designed trials are needed.

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