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ArticleBMJ open2021

Effects of traditional qigong exercise on ankylosing spondylitis: a protocol for systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Wei Liu, Yihua Fan, Renhong Wan, Longmei Zhao, Hang Lu, Rongjun Liao, Zhining Zhuang, Xiaoping Guo

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exercise Therapy Research in Ankylosing Spondylitis-Induced Back Pain: A Bibliometric Study (2004-2023).Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei Liu *Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China fengshiliuwei@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3364-0966
Yihua Fan *Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4730-4004
Renhong WanGraduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1315-1997
Longmei ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Hang LuDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Rongjun LiaoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Zhining ZhuangDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoping GuoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is a recurrent autoimmune disease that is associated with a high disability rate, which has a profound negative impact on daily life. It has been clinically reported that traditional qigong exercise has certain therapeutic advantages in treating AS; however, this postulation is not evidence-based. Therefore, this study will aim at systematically appraising the validity and safety of traditional qigong exercise in treating AS. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We searched the English (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library) and Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan fang, VIP and Chinese biomedical database) for relevant information. Additionally, the Baidu Academic and Google Academic databases were manually searched to mine relevant information. Randomised controlled clinical trials of traditional qigong exercise in treating AS were searched from the establishment of the database to September 2020. Quality articles were extracted and independently evaluated by two researchers before inclusion in this study. Meta-analysis of the included articles was performed using the RevMan V.5.3 software. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study will not involve primary data collection, and formal ethics approval will, therefore, not be required. We aim to publish this systematic review in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020207057.

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QigongSpondylitis, AnkylosingChinaHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment Outcomecomplementary medicineimmunologyrheumatology

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PMID33883155
PMCPMC8061814
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