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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving patients with chronic spinal pain treated by acupuncture versus sham acupuncture, no treatment, or another treatment were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data was extracted from 22 RCTs including 2588 patients. Pooled analysis revealed that acupuncture can reduce chronic spinal pain compared to sham acupuncture (weighted mean difference [WMD] \u221212.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] \u221215.86 to \u22128.24), mediation control (WMD \u221218.27, 95% CI \u221228.18 to \u22128.37), usual care control (WMD \u22129.57, 95% CI \u221213.48 to \u22129.44), and no treatment control (WMD \u221217.10, 95% CI \u221224.83 to \u22129.37). 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