• Tae-Young Choi, Lin Ang, Ji Hee Jun, Hye Won Lee, Jong-Min Yun, JiHee Kim, Byung Soon Moon, Min Cheol Joo, and Myeong Soo Lee.
• Korean Medicine Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 7; 101 (1): e28496.

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to undertake a systematic overview of meta-analyses and published systematic reviews to identify whether and when acupunctureand electroacupuncture are deemed efficacious treatment options for stroke and stroke-related disorders.MethodsFour databases, namely, PubMed, AMED, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library will be searched from their inception. Two reviewers will independently perform study selection, data extraction, and assessment. This will be followed by an assessment of the methodological and report quality using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews-2 tool. Finally, the study will entail the assessment of evidence quality by employing the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system.ResultsThis overview is expected to provide data on using acupuncture for stroke and stroke-related disorders on the basis of the included systematic reviews' qualitative and quantitative syntheses.ConclusionThis overview will assess the benefits as well as hazards of acupuncture for stroke, subsequently providing patients and practitioners with useful information and have implications for future studies on the topic.Trial Registration NumberReviewregistry1263.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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