A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for drug resistant epilepsy

This study aims to appraise the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). 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, WANG...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2020-07, Vol.99 (28), p.e21073-e21073
Main Authors: Wang, Ze-Yu, Jiang, Yao-Jia, Wang, Zeng-Mian, Ren, Ming-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture Therapy - methods
Drug Resistant Epilepsy - therapy
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Research Design
Study Protocol Systematic Review
Systematic Review as Topic
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Summary:This study aims to appraise the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). 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. 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. The results of this study will seek to explore the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for DRE. PROSPERO CRD42020170517.
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000021073