• Sha Dang, YuanYuan Ren, BoYi Zhao, XiangWei Meng, Cong Wang, Xin Han, Yang Liu, and ChaoYang Zhang.
• College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 8; 100 (1): e24116e24116.

BackgroundAnkylosing spondylitis refers to a type of autoimmune disease, which is commonly characterized by joint pain and stiffness, since the disease progression can exhibit joint deformity and other activities limited symptoms. Has significantly impacts on people's work and life. Warm acupuncture as a traditional Chinese therapy, showing several advantages (eg, safety, economy, and less side effects), has been extensively used to treat ankylosing spondylitis. However, its curative effect is supported by limited evidence. Accordingly, the present study aims to comprehensively assess the reliability of warm acupuncture in ankylosing spondylitis treatment.MethodsRandomized controlled trials were searched from the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chongqing VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and EMBASE, regardless of their publication status. The deadline was November 6th, 2020. Two experienced researchers adopted RevMan V.5.3 software for literature selection, data collection, data analysis, and synthesis, respectively. In addition, the quality of the trials involved in this study was measured with the Cochrane Bias risk assessment tool, regardless of language or publication status.ResultsThe protocol will be used to assess the efficacy and safety of warm acupuncture in ankylosing spondylitis treatment.ConclusionThis review reliably evidences whether warm acupuncture is a reliable method for the intervention of ankylosing spondylitis.Inplasy Registration NumberINPLASY2020110096.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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