Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30313054›Full record

ArticleMedicine2018

Acupuncture for treating whiplash-associated disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Seunghoon Lee, Dae-Hyun Jo, Kun Hyung Kim

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Seunghoon LeeDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine.
Dae-Hyun JoDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul.
Kun Hyung KimDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea.
China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion · CNKyung Hee University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment for patients with whiplash-associated disorder (WAD).

methodsWe will search the following databases from their inception to October 2018: MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, 1 Chinese database (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), 1 Japanese database (Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic), and 5 Korean databases (KoreaMed, Research Information Service System, Korean Studies Information Service System, Database Periodical Information Academic, and Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System). All randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for WAD will be considered for inclusion without language restrictions. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The mean difference or standard mean difference for continuous data and risk ratio for dichotomous data will be calculated with 95% confidence intervals. DISSEMINATION: The results of this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journal articles or conference presentations, and may provide important guidance for clinicians and patients regarding the use of acupuncture treatment for treating WAD. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO 2018: CRD42018106964.

Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapyHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPain MeasurementQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRange of Motion, ArticularResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicWhiplash Injuries

Identifiers

PMID30313054
PMCPMC6203494
OpenAlexW2896951272

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.