Acupuncture for swallowing disorder after recovery from COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 102(13): e32491, 2023 Mar 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2287183
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Swallowing disorder is a common sequela after recovery from COVID-19. Acupuncture is an important traditional therapy for treating swallowing disorder. However, the efficacy of acupuncture for swallowing disorder after recovery from COVID-19 lacks evidence-based medicine.METHODS:
All randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for swallowing disorder after recovery from COVID-19 will be retrieved and collected from December 2019 to November 2022 with no language restrictions. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Chinese Biomedical Database, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), and the Wanfang Database will be searched. Two researchers will independently select studies, extract data, and evaluate study quality. The Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials will be used to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. Statistical analyses will be performed using Review Manager version 5.3.RESULTS:
This study will provide a high-quality and convincing assessment of the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for swallowing disorder after recovery from COVID-19 and will be published in peer-reviewed journals.CONCLUSION:
Our findings will provide a reference for future clinical decisions and guidance development.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deglutition Disorders
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Acupuncture Therapy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Long Covid
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Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
MD.0000000000032491
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