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Acupuncture for patients with chronic urticaria: a systematic review protocol.
Article in BMJ open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of Runzao Zhiyang capsule for chronic urticaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- The Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Patients with Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2016Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials of Runzao Zhiyang Capsule in Chronic Urticaria.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Evidence-based therapies of Chinese medicine for chronic urticaria: Where do we stand and where are we going?Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2017Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThis systematic review protocol aims to describe a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy for patients with chronic urticaria. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will electronically search the following databases: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE, the Web of Science, Traditional Chinese Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP database) and Wan-Fang Database from their inception. Other sources will also be searched, including the reference lists of identified publications and conference proceedings. Any clinical randomised controlled trials related to acupuncture for treating chronic urticaria without restriction of publication status and languages will be included. Study selection, data extraction and assessment of study quality will be performed independently by 2 researchers. Data will be synthesised by either the fixed-effects or random-effects model according to a heterogeneity test. Improvement in pruritus and wheals will be assessed as the primary outcomes. Adverse events, quality of life and the recurrence rate after at least 3 months of the treatment will also be evaluated as secondary outcomes. RevMan V.5.2 statistical software will be used for meta-analysis, if possible. If it is not appropriate for a meta-analysis, then a descriptive analysis or a subgroup analysis will be conducted. The results will be expressed as a risk ratio for dichotomous data and mean difference (MD) or standardised MD for continuous data. DISSEMINATION AND ETHICS: The protocol of this systematic review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. It is not necessary for a formal ethical approval because the data are not individualised. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42015015702.
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