• Zenan Wu, Xinyu Yu, Jun Xiong, Guoxin Wu, Zhengyun Zuo, and Qiongshan Xie.
• Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 28; 99 (35): e21567e21567.

BackgroundScapulohumeral periarthritis (SP) is a very common painful shoulder disorder. Several systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses have reported the effectiveness of acupuncture for patients with SP. However, the evidence has not been systematically synthesized. This overview aims to map, synthesize, and assess the reliability of evidence generated from these SRs and meta-analyses of acupuncture for SP.MethodsWe will electronically search the following databases for literature, regardless of publication status and language: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); PubMed; EMBASE; China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI); Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM); Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIPdatabase); and Wan-Fang Database. In order to ensure the comprehensiveness and accuracy of the literature retrieval, we will combine the Suggestions of evidence-based medicine experts with the actual situation in the literature retrieval process to formulate the retrieval strategy, and make corresponding records to find the most appropriate retrieval strategy. The reference lists and the citation lists of studies meeting the inclusion criteria and relevant SRs will also be searched to identify further studies for inclusion. Before this review completed, the two reviewers will conduct the searching once again to ensure the latest studies could be included.Ethics And DisseminationEthical approval is not required for overviews. We plan to publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present at international and national academic, clinical, and patient conferences.ResultsThe results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.ConclusionThis overview will provide comprehensive evidence of acupuncture for patients with SP.Inplasy Registration NumberINPLASY202060020.

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