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ArticleMedicine2019

Efficacy of fenofibrate for diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review protocol.

Xing-Jie Su, Lin Han, Yan-Xiu Qi, Hong-Wei Liu

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Article in Medicine, 2019. 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.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Fenofibrate for diabetic retinopathy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xing-Jie SuDepartment of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University.
Lin HanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The 163th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force, Jiamusi, China.
Yan-Xiu QiDepartment of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University.
Hong-Wei LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies have reported the efficacy of fenofibrate for patients with diabetic retinopathy (DRP). No systematic review has, however, addressed its efficacy for DRP. Thus, this systematic review will firstly evaluate the efficacy and safety of fenofibrate for patients with DRP.

methodsThis study will search the following databases: PUMBED, EMBASE, CINAHI, ACMD, CENTRAL, CBM, CNKI, VIP, and WANGFANG, along with grey literature from inception to the present. We will accept randomized controlled trials on evaluating the efficacy and safety of fenofibrate for DRP. The primary outcome is the progression of DRP. The secondary outcomes are vision loss, development of diabetic macular edema, aggravation of hard exudates, quality of life, and any adverse events. Methodological quality of each included study will be assessed by using Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. In addition, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool will also be used to evaluate the overall strength of the evidence. Two independent reviewers will conduct all procedures of study selection, data extraction, and methodological assessment. Any disagreements will be consulted with a third reviewer. RevMan 5.3 software will be used to pool data and to carry out the meta-analysis if it is possible.

resultsIn present study, we anticipate to find a considerable number of published studies presenting evidence on efficacy and safety of fenofibrate for DRP.

conclusionThe findings of this systematic review will provide latest evidence of fenofibrate for patients with DRP. DISSEMINATION AND ETHICS: The findings of this scoping review will be disseminated in print, conferences, or by peer-reviewed journals. No ethical approval is needed for this systematic review, because it is a literature-based study. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42019121869.

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Diabetic RetinopathyFenofibrateDisease ProgressionHumansHypolipidemic AgentsMacular EdemaQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeVision DisordersFenofibrateHypolipidemic Agents

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PMID30946327
PMCPMC6456094
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