Open AccessMoxibustion for cervical vertigo
Author(s) -
Haiyan Li,
Ting Yu,
Cheng Pan,
Siyu Qin,
Lin Jiao,
Rixin Chen
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.0000000000021405
Subject(s) - medicine , moxibustion , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , medline , systematic review , meta analysis , quality assessment , medical physics , alternative medicine , acupuncture , surgery , pathology , political science , law , external quality assessment
Background: This systematic review is designed to provide an assessment of the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion therapy for cervical vertigo (CV). Methods: Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be searched from the databases of PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from their inception to June 2020. Two authors will independently select studies, collect data, and assess the methodology quality by the Cochrane risk of bias tool. RevMan V.5.3 software will be used for statistical analysis. Results: The results of this study will provide an assessment of the current state of moxibustion for CV and aim to prove the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion therapy. Conclusion: This systematic review will provide a credible Evidence-based for the treatment of CV with moxibustion. Study registration number: INPLASY202060004.