ArticleMedicine2022
Acupuncture for inflammatory bowel disease: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Abstract
backgroundInflammatory bowel disease is a prevalent condition that has a major impact on the patient's life. The conventional drugs for IBD have limits, such as unpleasant events and a difficult recovery. External treatment such as acupuncture, is a traditional Chinese medicine-based therapy in which needles are used to restore the body's internal balance, and is gaining more and more popularity as a therapeutic option for IBD. However, there is a lack of evidence to support its efficacy and safety in IBD patients. The goal of this systematic review is to assess the evidence of acupuncture's efficacy and safety for IBD.
methodsMEDLINE, the Cochrane library, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chongqing VIP Chinese Science, Technology Periodical Database, the Wanfang database, Japanese medical database, Korean Robotics Institute Summer Scholars, and Thailand Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre will be searched from their inception to 9 November, 2022. Randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of manual acupuncture for patients with IBD, whether or not the blind technique is utilized, will be considered. Language and publication time are both unrestricted. Review Manager (V.5.3.5) will be used by 2 separate researchers to perform article retrieval, duplicate removal, screening, quality evaluation, and data analysis. Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for IBD will be assessed using outcomes including as total effective rate or cure rate, clinical symptom integral (abdominal pain, diarrhea, purulent stool), recurrence rate, inflammatory cytokines, and the Baron and Mayo scores.
resultsThe protocol of this study systematically will assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for IBD.
conclusionThis study investigates the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for IBD, providing clinicians and patients with additional options for the treatment of this disease.
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