Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of autoimmune disease commonly characterized by joint pain and stiffness. This disease progression can exhibit common deformities and other activities with limited symptoms and significantly impacts people’s work and life. Electroacupuncture (EA) as a traditiona...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9666144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36397382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031706 |
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author | Liu, Shenghui Zheng, Jiangxia Wen, Xiuzhen Fang, Qun Zhang, Xifeng |
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description | Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of autoimmune disease commonly characterized by joint pain and stiffness. This disease progression can exhibit common deformities and other activities with limited symptoms and significantly impacts people’s work and life. Electroacupuncture (EA) as a traditional Chinese therapy, showing several advantages (e.g., safety, economy, and less side effects), has been extensively used to treat AS. However, its curative effect is supported by limited evidence. Accordingly, the present study aims to comprehensively assess the reliability of EA in AS treatment. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis. Seven databases, including the Embase, Cochrane Library, Pubmed, SinoMed, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang Data, will be searched using predefined search terms to identify relevant studies. The primary outcomes will be the clinical efficiency, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index, and the Visual Analog Scale. Eligible studies should report at least 1 of these primary outcomes. Eligible studies designed as randomized controlled trials will be included for meta-analysis, while other related clinical studies will be reviewed. The methodological quality of the included studies will be assessed with a previously established checklist. The Cochrane Collaboration’s bias risk tool will be used for assessing the bias of included randomized controlled trials. Stata 17.0 software is used for meta-analysis. RESULTS: The protocol will be used to assess the efficacy and safety of EA in AS treatment. CONCLUSION: This review reliably evidences whether EA is a reliable method for the intervention of AS. |
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spelling | pubmed-96661442022-11-16 Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis Liu, Shenghui Zheng, Jiangxia Wen, Xiuzhen Fang, Qun Zhang, Xifeng Medicine (Baltimore) 3800 Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of autoimmune disease commonly characterized by joint pain and stiffness. This disease progression can exhibit common deformities and other activities with limited symptoms and significantly impacts people’s work and life. Electroacupuncture (EA) as a traditional Chinese therapy, showing several advantages (e.g., safety, economy, and less side effects), has been extensively used to treat AS. However, its curative effect is supported by limited evidence. Accordingly, the present study aims to comprehensively assess the reliability of EA in AS treatment. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis. Seven databases, including the Embase, Cochrane Library, Pubmed, SinoMed, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang Data, will be searched using predefined search terms to identify relevant studies. The primary outcomes will be the clinical efficiency, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index, and the Visual Analog Scale. Eligible studies should report at least 1 of these primary outcomes. Eligible studies designed as randomized controlled trials will be included for meta-analysis, while other related clinical studies will be reviewed. The methodological quality of the included studies will be assessed with a previously established checklist. The Cochrane Collaboration’s bias risk tool will be used for assessing the bias of included randomized controlled trials. Stata 17.0 software is used for meta-analysis. RESULTS: The protocol will be used to assess the efficacy and safety of EA in AS treatment. CONCLUSION: This review reliably evidences whether EA is a reliable method for the intervention of AS. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9666144/ /pubmed/36397382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031706 Text en Copyright © 2022 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) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | 3800 Liu, Shenghui Zheng, Jiangxia Wen, Xiuzhen Fang, Qun Zhang, Xifeng Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title | Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_full | Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_short | Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: A protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_sort | effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for ankylosing spondylitis: a protocol for a systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
topic | 3800 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9666144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36397382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031706 |
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