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The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a common disease and characterized by fatigue, exhaustion, heavy limbs, and dizziness. Tuina, as a traditional Chinese manual therapy, is usually used for CFS in China. Several studies have reported that Tuina can improve fatigue exhaustion, and dizzines...

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Autores principales: Ren, Jun, He, Tianxiang, Zhou, Xin, Wu, Zhiwei, Kong, Lingjun
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34871257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027700
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author Ren, Jun
He, Tianxiang
Zhou, Xin
Wu, Zhiwei
Kong, Lingjun
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He, Tianxiang
Zhou, Xin
Wu, Zhiwei
Kong, Lingjun
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description BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a common disease and characterized by fatigue, exhaustion, heavy limbs, and dizziness. Tuina, as a traditional Chinese manual therapy, is usually used for CFS in China. Several studies have reported that Tuina can improve fatigue exhaustion, and dizziness of patients with CFS. However, the effects of Tuina for CFS still remain controversial. Therefore, the current systematic review and meta-analysis will be conducted to investigate the effects of Tuina in the management of CFS. METHODS: The comprehensive electronic search of PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Embase, Cochrane Library, Chinese Science Citation Database, Technology Periodical Database from their inception to October 2021 will be conducted. Randomized controlled trials of Tuina for CFS will be included in the review. Two independent reviewers will complete the study selection, data extraction, and the risk of bias. The meta-analysis will be conducted using the Review Manager Version 5.3 software. The heterogeneity will be assessed using the I(2) statistic and Q statistic. The standardized mean difference and 95% confidence intervals will be calculated based on different heterogeneity. The subgroup analysis will be conducted based on the duration of treatment, age, gender, duration of CFS. Quality of evidence will be assessed using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation. RESULTS: The current systematic review and meta-analysis will be to investigate the effects of Tuina in the management of CFS. CONCLUSION: The conclusion of this study will provide the evidence for the treatment of CFS in the future. It is expected that the conclusions drawn from this review will benefit patients, clinical practitioners and policy makers.
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spelling pubmed-85683822021-11-06 The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis Ren, Jun He, Tianxiang Zhou, Xin Wu, Zhiwei Kong, Lingjun Medicine (Baltimore) 3800 BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a common disease and characterized by fatigue, exhaustion, heavy limbs, and dizziness. Tuina, as a traditional Chinese manual therapy, is usually used for CFS in China. Several studies have reported that Tuina can improve fatigue exhaustion, and dizziness of patients with CFS. However, the effects of Tuina for CFS still remain controversial. Therefore, the current systematic review and meta-analysis will be conducted to investigate the effects of Tuina in the management of CFS. METHODS: The comprehensive electronic search of PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Embase, Cochrane Library, Chinese Science Citation Database, Technology Periodical Database from their inception to October 2021 will be conducted. Randomized controlled trials of Tuina for CFS will be included in the review. Two independent reviewers will complete the study selection, data extraction, and the risk of bias. The meta-analysis will be conducted using the Review Manager Version 5.3 software. The heterogeneity will be assessed using the I(2) statistic and Q statistic. The standardized mean difference and 95% confidence intervals will be calculated based on different heterogeneity. The subgroup analysis will be conducted based on the duration of treatment, age, gender, duration of CFS. Quality of evidence will be assessed using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation. RESULTS: The current systematic review and meta-analysis will be to investigate the effects of Tuina in the management of CFS. CONCLUSION: The conclusion of this study will provide the evidence for the treatment of CFS in the future. It is expected that the conclusions drawn from this review will benefit patients, clinical practitioners and policy makers. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8568382/ /pubmed/34871257 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027700 Text en Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short The effects of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort effects of traditional chinese manual therapy (tuina) for chronic fatigue syndrome: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
topic 3800
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34871257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027700
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