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ArticleMedicine2019

Acupuncture for patients with atopic dermatitis: A systematic review protocol.

Yijiang Liu, Hai Cui, Ruosang Du, Lu Zhang, Hongwen Yuan, Xiaohui Zhang, Shumei Zheng

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yijiang LiuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hai Cui
Ruosang Du
Lu Zhang
Hongwen Yuan
Xiaohui Zhang
Shumei Zheng
Creative Commons · USCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe systematic review protocol is aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD).

methodsWe will search the database on the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Medline, Excerpta Medica Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, PsychINFO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang data, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, including studies and published systematic review in the reference list and grey. And will use Cochrane Collaboration's tools to evaluate the risk of bias of the included randomized controlled trials. The Review Manager 5.3 will be used to synthesize collected data.

resultsThis study will assess the safety and effectiveness based on current evidence of acupuncture for AD, especially scoring atopic dermatitis, eczema area, and severity index, patient-oriented eczema measure, and quality of life.

conclusionThis study will provide high-quality recently evidence for evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture for patients with AD.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019135919.

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Acupuncture TherapyDermatitis, AtopicHumansSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID31876756
PMCPMC6946324
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