Efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 99(22): e20407, 2020 05 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-502152
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy for coronavirus disease 2019.METHODS:
The following electronic databases will be searched from December 2019 to December 2020 Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan-fang database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Databases, and other databases. All published randomized controlled trials about this topic will be included. Two independent researchers will operate article retrieval, duplication removing, screening, quality evaluation, and data analyses by Review Manager (V.5.3.5). Meta-analyses, subgroup analysis, and/or descriptive analysis will be performed based on the included data conditions.RESULTS:
High-quality synthesis and/or descriptive analysis of current evidence will be provided from mortality rate, cure rate, the time of negative nucleic acid detection for 2 consecutive times (not on the same day), improvement of chest CT scans, disappearance time of fever and cough, and side effects.CONCLUSION:
This study will provide the evidence of whether acupuncture is an effective and safe intervention for coronavirus disease 2019 .PROSPERO registration number CRD42020179298.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Research Design
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Meta-Analysis as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Systematic Reviews as Topic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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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:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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