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ArticleMedicine2020

The efficacy and safety of health qigong for anti-aging: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Peng Yu, Weihong Li, Han Li, Shuang Ouyang, Haiyang Cai, Jing Wu, Chaohui Tang, Qingsong Huang

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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.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng YuBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Weihong LiBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Han LiBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Shuang OuyangBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Haiyang CaiBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Jing WuBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Chaohui TangBasic Medical College, Chengdu University of TCM.
Qingsong HuangHospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Chengdu University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAging is a phenomenon that human's physiology and psychology is progressive decline for natural environment. Health Qigong, as a convenient and effective exercise therapy,is widely used for anti-aging. However, there are no systematic reviews or meta-analysises to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Health Qigong on anti-aging.

methodsWe will systematically search for 7 English databases(PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, SpringerLink, and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) and 4 Chinese databases(namely the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, the Wanfang Database, the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and the Chinese BioMedical Literature Database) from their inceptions to August 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using Health Qigong to anti-aging will be included. After the selection and extraction of eligible studies, a meta-analysis will be undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of Health Qigong on anti-aging. Moreover, study selection, data extraction, and the evaluation of the methodological quality of trials will each be independently completed by at least 2 researchers. The Review Manager Software V.5.3 will be employed for meta-analysis to assess the risk of bias, data synthesis, and subgroup analysis.

resultsThis review will provide the latest knowledge and evidence on the efficacy and safety of Health Qigong for anti-aging through the analysis of various evaluation scales.

conclusionThe conclusion of this review will help clinicians provide effective exercise therapy for anti-aging. REGISTRATION NUMBER: INPLASY202090017.

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AgedAgingAntioxidantsFemaleHumansInflammation MediatorsMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMiddle AgedQigongRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicAntioxidantsInflammation Mediators

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