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ArticleBMJ open2016

Chinese herbal medicine for patients with vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: protocol for a systematic review.

Mei Feng, Jingmin Lu, Brian H May, Shaonan Liu, Xinfeng Guo, Anthony Lin Zhang, Charlie Changli Xue, Chuanjian Lu

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Article in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Treatments with Traditional Chinese Medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mei FengEvidence-based Medicine and Clinical research Service Group, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jingmin LuThe Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Brian H MayChina-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Shaonan LiuEvidence-based Medicine and Clinical research Service Group, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xinfeng GuoEvidence-based Medicine and Clinical research Service Group, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Anthony Lin ZhangChina-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Charlie Changli XueGuangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Chuanjian LuGuangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNRMIT University · AUGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aim of this systematic review is to assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of patients with vascular cognitive impairment but no dementia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will perform a comprehensive retrieval in the following electronic databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journals Database (VIP), Wan-fang database and other sources. After screening the studies, the methodological quality of all included trials will be assessed according to the risk of bias instrument provided by the Cochrane Collaboration. A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials will be conducted using RevMan V.5.3 software. Funnel plot analysis and Egger's test will be used to assess publication bias, if possible. The quality of evidence will be assessed by the GRADE system. DISSEMINATION: This systematic review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and a relevant conference presentation. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD 42015023682.

Indexed as

CognitionResearch DesignActivities of Daily LivingCognitive DysfunctionDementiaDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPublication BiasSystematic Reviews as TopicDrugs, Chinese HerbalChinese herbal medicineProtocolSystematic reviewVascular cognitive impairment no dementia

Identifiers

PMID27016244
PMCPMC4809105
OpenAlexW2311275841

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