ArticleMedicine2022
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for stroke: A protocol for overview of systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in Medicine, 2022. 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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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture: A Promising Non-Pharmacological Approach to Parkinson's Disease Management.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Electroacupuncture exerts neuroprotective effects and alters gut microbiota in a MPTP-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Electro-acupuncture modulated miR-214 expression to prevent chondrocyte apoptosis and reduce pain by targeting BAX and TRPV4 in osteoarthritis rats.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024Article
- Clinical Effect of Electroacupuncture on Acute Pancreatitis: Efficacies and Mechanisms.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to undertake a systematic overview of meta-analyses and published systematic reviews to identify whether and when acupunctureand electroacupuncture are deemed efficacious treatment options for stroke and stroke-related disorders.
methodsFour databases, namely, PubMed, AMED, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library will be searched from their inception. Two reviewers will independently perform study selection, data extraction, and assessment. This will be followed by an assessment of the methodological and report quality using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews-2 tool. Finally, the study will entail the assessment of evidence quality by employing the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system.
resultsThis overview is expected to provide data on using acupuncture for stroke and stroke-related disorders on the basis of the included systematic reviews' qualitative and quantitative syntheses.
conclusionThis overview will assess the benefits as well as hazards of acupuncture for stroke, subsequently providing patients and practitioners with useful information and have implications for future studies on the topic. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Reviewregistry1263.
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