• Pan Huichai, Zhou Kelin, Dong Shuo, Liu Ting, Wang Jing, He Zhongchen, and Pan Fang.
• Beijing Hepingli Hospital, Beijing, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Nov 25; 101 (47): e31650e31650.

BackgroundNovel coronavirus pneumonia was first detected in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. Its widespread infectivity and strong pathogenicity has posed a great threat to public health, seriously affecting social production and life. The disease caused by this virus has been officially named COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Tuina (massage) therapy is 1 of the widely employed complementary and alternative medicine interventions in the world. As a useful therapy implemented on human's skin, muscles and joints, tuina (massage) has unique advantages in the field of medicine. This systematic review and meta-analysis will summarize the current evidence of tuina (massage) used as an intervention for COVID-19.MethodsWe will search the following electronic databases for randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy in treating all patients recovering from COVID-19: Wanfang and Pubmed Database, china national knowledge infrastructure database, cochrane central register of controlled trials, cumulative index of nursing and allied health literature and excerpta medica database. Each database will be searched from inception to October 2022. The entire process will include study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment and meta-analyses.ResultsThis proposed study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy for patients recovering from COVID-19.ConclusionsThis proposed systematic review will evaluate the existing evidence on the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy for patients recovering from COVID-19.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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