Open AccessTherapy of diarrhea in COVID-19 with external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine
Author(s) -
Cheng Cheng,
Yashuang Huang,
Li Xie,
Xinghui Zhu,
Dongmei Chen,
Cheng Chen
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000024120
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , diarrhea , betacoronavirus , coronavirus infections , medline , pandemic , intensive care medicine , virology , traditional medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak , law , political science
Background: Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine therapy for COVID-19 with diarrhea is the primary purpose of this systematic evaluation program. Methods: We will search the randomized controlled trials from inception to November 2020. The following database is our focus area: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM), VIP database for Chinese technical Periodicals, and Wanfang Database. We will choose articles published both in Chinese and English. Two reviewers will conduct the study selection, data extraction, and assessment independently. The assessment of risk of bias and data synthesis will be carried out using Review Manager Software V.5.3. Results: The results will provide high-quality synthesis of current evidence for researchers in this subject area. Conclusion: This studys decision will provide evidence of whether external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is an effective and safe intervention for coronavirus disease 2019 with diarrhea. Registration number: INPLASY2020110095 (DOI number: 10.37766/inplasy2020.11.0095).