Open AccessWarm acupuncture therapy for Primary sciatica
Author(s) -
Fang Cao,
Xingwei He,
Cui Guo,
Jingwei Wang,
RuiLin Zeng,
Lunbin Lu,
Meng Fan-lei,
Fenfen Zhao,
ChangKang Wang
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.0000000000024551
Subject(s) - medicine , sciatica , acupuncture , acupuncture therapy , physical therapy , medline , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
This meta-analysis aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of warm acupuncture therapy for treating Primary sciatica. Methods: The following 9 databases will be search from their inception to December 6, 2020: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), the Chinese Medical Current Content (CMCC), the Wan-Fang Database and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of warm acupuncture for treating Primary sciatica, Chinese or Japanese without restriction of publication status will be included. Two researchers will independently undertake study selection, extraction of data and assessment of study quality. Meta-analysis will be conducted after screening of studies. Data will be analyzed using risk ratio for dichotomous data, and standardized mean difference or weighted mean difference for continuous data. Dissemination: This meta-analysis will be disseminated electronically through a peer-reviewed publication or conference presentations. Conclusion: This study will provide evidence to judge whether warm acupuncture Trial registration number: INPLASY2020120109.