Open AccessExternal therapy of Chinese medicine for postherpetic neuralgia
Author(s) -
Zheyi Wang,
Yize Sun,
Biyuan Liu,
Zhu Fan,
Jinzhou Tian,
Tao Lü
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.0000000000023270
Subject(s) - postherpetic neuralgia , medicine , cochrane library , medline , traditional chinese medicine , meta analysis , protocol (science) , alternative medicine , neuralgia , intensive care medicine , family medicine , neuropathic pain , anesthesia , pathology , political science , law
Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication of herpes zoster, brings about a health-care burden at both the individual and societal levels. External therapy of Chinese medicine (ETCM) is an effective treatment of PHN generally available in China, yet there is incomplete evidence to evaluate the efficacy and safety of it. Methods: This protocol is based on the previous reporting items. We will search 3 English databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library) and 3 Chinese databases (CNKI, CBM, and Wan Fang Database) until January 2020. RCTs to evaluate the efficacy and safety of external therapy of Chinese medicine for postherpetic neuralgia will be included. The primary outcome will be assessed by VAS or NRS. We will use the criteria provided by Cochrane Handbook 5.3.0 for quality evaluation and risk assessment, and use the Revman 5.3 software for meta-analysis. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval is not required for systematic review and meta- analysis. The results of this review will be disseminated in a peer-review journal. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020163511.