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ArticleMedicine2018

Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus with acupuncture: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Liwei Shi, Ling Feng, Yanan Yang, Xiaowen Li, Meizhen Zhang, Yueying Zhang, Qing Ni

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liwei ShiDepartment of Endocrinology.
Ling FengDepartment of Health Care, Guang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
Yanan YangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Xiaowen LiDepartment of Endocrinology.
Meizhen ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Yueying ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Qing NiDepartment of Endocrinology.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChina Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrediabetes is prevalent and significantly increases lifetime risk of progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Acupuncture has been increasingly used for prediabetes in China but its effect is unclear. We aim to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in preventing or delaying incident diabetes among individuals with prediabetes.

methodsThe following 8 databases will be searched from inception to September 1, 2018: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) on the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database, Chinese Biomedical Literature database, Chinese Scientific Journal database, Wan Fang database, and Clinical Trials. The incidence of diabetes and regression toward normoglycemia will be accepted as the primary outcomes. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool will be used to evaluate the methodologic quality of eligible studies. Meta-analysis will be performed by Review Manager 5.3.

resultsThis study will provide a high-quality synthesis of current evidence of acupuncture in the prevention of T2DM from several aspects including the incidence of diabetes, regression toward normoglycemia, fasting plasma glucose, 2-hour plasma glucose level after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test, glycosylated hemoglobin level, body mass index, and adverse drug events.

conclusionsThe conclusion of this review will provide evidence to judge whether acupuncture is an effective and safe intervention for prediabetes. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42018111236.

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Meta-Analysis as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicAcupuncture TherapyDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionHumansPrediabetic StateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

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