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ArticleMedicine2020

Effects of herb-partitioned moxibustion for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fen Wang, Shuxing He, Jian Yan, Lianren Mai, Liangjun Yang

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fen WangHainan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou.
Shuxing HeHainan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou.
Jian YanHainan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou.
Lianren MaiHainan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou.
Liangjun YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0343-7828
Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is a common functional intestinal disease characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Herb-partitioned moxibustion (HPM), a characteristic external therapy, is effective in treating IBS-D. However, no systematic review has been carried out to assess the efficacy and safety of HPM for IBS-D. The aim of this study will systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of HPM for the treatment of patients with IBS-D.

methodsWe will perform the comprehensive literature search in both English and Chinese electronic database including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science database, Medline, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang database, Chongqing VIP information, and SinoMed from their inception to July 2020. All randomized controlled trials of HPM for the treatment of IBS-D will be included. RevManV5. 3 will be applied to analyze the data.

resultsThis study will provide high-quality synthesis of current evidence of effectiveness and safety on HPM for patients with IBS-D.

conclusionThe conclusion of our systematic review will provide evidence to judge whether HPM is an effective intervention for IBS-D. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3JXCZ.

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Combined Modality TherapyDiarrheaDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeMeta-Analysis as TopicMoxibustionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID32846822
PMCPMC7447470
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