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ArticleMedicine2019

Cupping for patients with chronic urticaria: A systematic review protocol.

Xianjun Xiao, Yunzhou Shi, Leixiao Zhang, Wei Cao, Ying Liu, Siyuan Zhou, Mingling Chen, Qianhua Zheng, Ying Li

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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 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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.

Xianjun XiaoAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Yunzhou ShiAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Leixiao ZhangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Wei CaoAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ying LiuAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Siyuan ZhouAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Mingling ChenDermatological Department, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qianhua ZhengAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ying LiAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe program aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cupping in patients with chronic urticaria (CU).

methodsWe will search the databases including PubMed, Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Web of Science, China Science Journal Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan-fang Database, and China Biomedical Literature Database from their inception to May 2019. In addition, we will manually search the list of medical journals as a supplement. The clinical randomized controlled trials or quasi-randomized controlled trials related to cupping for the treatment of CU will be included in the study. Data were synthesized by using a fixed-effect model or random effect model depend on the heterogeneity test. The primary outcome is the total effective rate. Secondary outcomes include skin disease quality of life index scores, adverse events, and recurrence rates. RevMan V.5.3 statistical software will be used for meta-analysis. If it is not appropriate for a meta-analysis, then a descriptive analysis will be conducted. Data synthesis will use the risk ratio and the standardized or weighted average difference of continuous data to represent the results.

resultsThis study will provide a comprehensive review of the available evidence to assess the effectiveness and safety of cupping for patients with CU.

conclusionThis systematic review (SR) will provide evidence to judge whether cupping is an effective intervention for patients with CU. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The protocol of the SR does not require ethical approval because it does not involve humans. We will publish this article in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant conferences. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO, CRD42019137451.

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Acupuncture TherapyHumansSystematic Reviews as TopicUrticaria

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