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ArticleMedicine2018

Effectiveness and safety of warm needle acupuncture on insomnia: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Baishu Chen, GangYu Zhang, Cuiling Liu, QianYing Chen, MingJia Zhang, JianHao Li, Peng Zhou, Wei Fu, Meiling Zhu

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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 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Baishu ChenBaoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen, Shenzhen.
GangYu ZhangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Cuiling LiuBaoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen, Shenzhen.
QianYing ChenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
MingJia ZhangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
JianHao LiGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Peng ZhouBaoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen, Shenzhen.
Wei FuBaoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen, Shenzhen.
Meiling ZhuBaoan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen, Shenzhen.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWarm needle acupuncture (WNA) combines acupuncture and moxibustion, which is an integral part of the acupuncture therapy. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder, which affects sub-healthy people and patients with chronic disease. The clinical practice indicates that WNA has a therapeutic effect on insomnia. Here we will provide a protocol to explore the effectiveness and safety of WNA for insomnia.

methodsWe will search the randomized controlled trails (RCT) literatures of WNA for insomnia in 9 electronic databases, including 5 English databases [PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Library), and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (TCTRP)] and 4 Chinese databases [Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese VIP Information, Wanfang Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM)]. Sleep quality value of the patient will be considered as the primary outcome and the secondary outcome will include biochemical, indicators total scores on the insomnia severity index, quality of life, adverse events caused by WNA, and changes of symptom in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The selection of the studies will be performed by EndnoteX7 software. All analyses will be conducted by using RevMan software V5.3.

resultThis study will provide a rational synthesis of current evidences for warm needle acupuncture on insomnia.

conclusionThe conclusion of this study will provide evidence to judge the effectiveness and safety of WNA on insomnia. REGISTRATION: PROS-PERO CRD42018112645.

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Meta-Analysis as TopicNeedlesSystematic Reviews as TopicAcupuncture TherapyChronic DiseaseHot TemperatureHumansMoxibustionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersTreatment Outcome

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