• Feizhou Li, Bo Xu, Ping Wang, and Ling Liu.
• Institute of Gerontology.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov 1; 98 (46): e17754e17754.

BackgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) non-pharmaceutical therapies are frequently used for chronic insomnia in China, but in clinical practice, most practitioners choose appropriate treatments based on personal experience. In our study, Bayesian network meta-analysis will be used to identify differences in efficacy and safety between diverse non-pharmaceutical therapies for chronic adult insomnia.MethodsThe authors will totally retrieve seven electronic databases from their establishment to August 2019 in accordance with relevant strategies. After a series of screening, the 2 researchers will employ the Aggregate Data Drug Information System (ADDIS) and R software to analyze the data extracted from enclosed Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Ultimately, the evidentiary grade of the results will be evaluated.ResultsThis study will provide reliable evidence for different non-pharmaceutical therapies on chronic insomnia in adults.ConclusionsThe findings will be an available reference to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different non-pharmaceutical therapies on chronic insomnia in adults and may provide decision-making reference on which method to choose for clinicians.Trial Registration NumberPROSPERO CRD42019141496.

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