Open AccessAcupoint herbal patching for bronchitis
Author(s) -
Ji Hee Jun,
Kyeong Han Kim,
Eunhye Song,
Lin Ang,
Sunju Park
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000016368
Subject(s) - medicine , systematic review , protocol (science) , bronchitis , medline , randomized controlled trial , chronic bronchitis , alternative medicine , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , political science , law
Background: Acupoint herbal patching (AHP) is widely used for symptom management in patients with acute and chronic bronchitis. The purpose of this protocol review is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AHP for the treatment of bronchitis. Methods and analysis: This protocol of systematic review will be conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). The databases searched will include PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, Web of Science, 3 Korean medical databases (OASIS, Korea Med, and KMBASE), and the Chinese database China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs using AHP for bronchitis will be considered. The selection of the studies, data abstraction, and validations will be performed independently by 3 researchers. Conclusion: The conclusion of the review will provide evidence that AHP is an effective intervention in patients with bronchitis. Ethics and dissemination: As individuals were not involved, ethical approval is not required. Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. This systematic review may inform the treatment of bronchitis patients in clinical practice. Registration: This systematic review has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). The reference number is CRD42018110380.