• Medicine · Oct 2020

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    Efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for asymptomatic infection of COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Shaolei Huang, Suyao Wang, Guoqiang Li, Mengmeng Wang, Wenjie Yu, Guoliang Shao, Jian Zhang, and Dianhui Yang.
    • Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Oct 9; 99 (41): e22697e22697.

    BackgroundThe study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy for asymptomatic infection of COVID-19.MethodsThe following electronic databases will be searched from December 2019 to December 2020: MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan-fang database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), Chinese Biomedical Literature Databases (CBM), and other databases. All published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about this topic will be included. Two independent researchers will operate article retrieval, duplication removing, screening, quality evaluation, and data analyses by Review Manager (V.5.3.5). Meta-analyses, subgroup analysis, and/or descriptive analysis will be performed based on the included data conditions.ResultsHigh-quality synthesis and/or descriptive analysis of current evidence will be provided from the time of negative nucleic acid detection for 2 consecutive times (not on the same day), cure rate, converting to clinical diagnosis rate, and side effects of acupuncture.ConclusionThis study will provide the evidence of whether acupuncture is an effective and safe intervention for asymptomatic infection of COVID-19.Prospero Registration NumberCRD 42020179729.

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