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Acupuncture for migraine: a protocol for a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomised controlled trials.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global trends of acupuncture clinical research on analgesia from 2010 to 2023: a bibliometric and visualization analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy for migraine: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Acupuncture vs. Pharmacological Prophylaxis of Migraine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of acupuncture-related therapies on schizophrenia: a Bayesian network Meta-analysis.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Article
- Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) are Non-Inferior to Vitamin K Antagonists for Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with Indications of Anticoagulation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Effect of Acupuncture on Cognitive Function of Insomnia Patients Compared with Drugs: A Protocol for Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Behavioural neurology · 2021Article
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- Acupuncture methods for acute migraine attack: a Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Effectiveness of dry needling for improving pain and disability in adults with tension-type, cervicogenic, or migraine headaches: protocol for a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionAlthough the effectiveness of acupuncture for episodic migraine has been confirmed by multiple clinical trials and Cochrane systematic reviews, the mechanisms underlying the specific effect of acupuncture for migraine remain controversial. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for both episodic migraine and chronic migraine by meta-analysis and explore the possible factors influencing the specific effect of acupuncture for migraine by meta-regression. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search for randomised control trials of acupuncture for migraine in the following eight databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED (via OVID) and four Chinese databases (Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database and Wanfang Database) from inception to 31 December 2017. We will also search OpenSIGLE (opensigle.inist.fr) for conference abstracts. No language restriction will be applied. The selection of studies, data extraction and coding and assessment of risk of bias of the included studies will be conducted independently by two reviewers. Standard meta-analysis and, if appropriate, meta-regression will be performed using the R packages Meta and Metafor. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The results of this meta-analysis and meta-regression will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at a relevant conference. The data used in this meta-analysis will not contain individual patient data; therefore, ethical approval is not required. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018087270.
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