Medicine
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Meta Analysis
Shengyang Yiwei Decoction for the treatment of chronic gastritis: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chronic gastritis is a very common chronic gastric mucosal inflammatory disease in China. Long-term chronic inflammation will aggravate the disease and develop towards gastric cancer. Clinically, infection with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a common cause. The application of antibiotics to eradicate H pylori has been reported to have produced drug resistance. However, the application of Shengyang Yiwei Decoction(SYD) in traditional Chinese medicine has resulted in significant clinical effects and small side effects. It is used for the treatment of chronic gastritis and other diseases, but there is a lack of systematic reviews on the treatment of chronic gastritis by SYD. This article reviews the efficacy and safety of SYD in the treatment of chronic gastritis. ⋯ DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/AZKUQ.
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Meta Analysis
Chinese herbal medicine Wutou decoction for knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) causes joint pain and limited mobility, which affects the quality of life. The use of Chinese herbal medicine to treat KOA has achieved certain effects, and Wutou decoction (WTD) is one of them. But there is no high-level evidence to support this result. The purpose of this work is to evaluate WTD's efficacy and safety in the management of KOA. ⋯ This study will provide reliable evidence on whether WTD is safe and effective in treating KOA.
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Meta Analysis
Association of digestive symptoms with severity and mortality of COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gastrointestinal manifestations are common in patients with COVID-19, but the association between specific digestive symptoms and COVID-19 prognosis remains unclear. This study aims to assess whether digestive symptoms are associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality. ⋯ INPLASY202090055.
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Meta Analysis
Prostate cancer: a risk factor for COVID-19 in males?: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.
COVID-19 is now a global pandemic. Although there are very few studies describing the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients with prostate cancer, these patients are likely to be more susceptible to COVID-19 than healthy people because of their immunosuppressed state. However, there is no evidence that prostate cancer is a risk factor for COVID-19. ⋯ Ethics approval is not required for this systematic review as it will involve the collection and analysis of secondary data. The results of the review will be reported in international peer-reviewed journals PRORPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER:: CRD42020194071.
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Meta Analysis
Soothing liver-qi stagnation method for cancer-related depression: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cancer-related depression (CRD) is the most common mood disorder in patients with malignant tumors, negatively influencing the patient's daily life. Traditional Chinese medicine, as an alternative CRD therapy, has shown good treatment performance in recently years. Soothing liver-qi stagnation, as a classic therapy for depression, is based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. However, there is no evidence-based medical confirmation for the soothing liver-qi stagnation method for CRD treatment. ⋯ CRD42019145678.