Open AccessA protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for drug resistant epilepsy
Author(s) -
Zeyu Wang,
Yongcheng Jiang,
Zeng-Mian Wang,
Mingyu Ren
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000021073
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , medline , cochrane library , cinahl , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , protocol (science) , systematic review , alternative medicine , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , psychological intervention , political science , law
Background: This study aims to appraise the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). Methods: We will search all potential randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for patients with DRE from their origin to March 1, 2020: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Scopus, WANGFANG, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. We will not apply any restrictions to the language and publication date. All RCTs investigating the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for patients with DRE will be included. Study quality will be appraised by Cochrane risk of bias, and statistical analysis will be scrutinized by RevMan 5.3 software. Whenever possible, a narrative summary to describe study quality and content of the evidence will be performed. Results: This study will provide summarize high quality evidence and will utilize a variety of outcome measurements to verify effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for DRE. Conclusion: The results of this study will seek to explore the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for DRE. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42020170517.