• Medicine · Oct 2021

    Meta Analysis

    Efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Pengjie Bao, Jia Mi, Ziyang Yu, Le Liu, Zhiyue Zhu, Shilin Liu, and Zheng Nan.
    • Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1035 Bo Shuo Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Oct 29; 100 (43): e27658e27658.

    BackgroundDiabetes has become a global public health problem and danger to human health. Diabetes is the main cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and lower limb amputation. According to the latest epidemiological survey and research, the overall prevalence of diabetes in mainland China is 11.2%, of which type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for more than 90% acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine have been widely used in the treatment of T2DM. However, we have not found a meta-analysis of their synergistic effects. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of T2DM.MethodFrom inception up to September 20, 2021, the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, AMED, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP, CBM, and Wanfang databases will be searched. The publication date or language will not be limited. We will apply a combination of medical keywords, including "acupuncture", "Chinese herbal medicine", and "type 2 diabetes mellitus". We will also check other ongoing and unpublished studies in the clinical trial registry. At the same time, we will manually search all reference lists from relevant systematic reviews to find other eligible studies. We will use Review Manager software (REVMAN v5.3 Cochrane Collaboration) to meta-analyze the selected literature. The study for acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of T2DM was a randomized controlled study. Two researchers will independently review the research selection, data extraction, and research quality assessments. Finally, we will observe the outcome measures.ResultsThis study will generate evidence-based data on the treatment of T2DM with acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine and will provide new ideas and treatment modalities to investigate in future research.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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