ArticleBMJ open2023
Comparative efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis: protocol for Bayesian network meta-analysis.
Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of acupuncture for primary osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture Therapies for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor regimens for platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer in randomized, double-blind, phase III controlled trials: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionThe review aims to conduct the first network meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the application of multiple acupuncture techniques in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis, ranking the best acupuncture treatment and providing a reference for clinical treatment extensively. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Randomised controlled trials of different acupuncture ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval is not required for network meta-analyses, which do not involve animals' or people's welfare. The results of this network meta-analysis will be submitted to a recognised journal for publication. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023401003.
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