Acupuncture for Crohn's disease: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that seriously affects the quality of life. While conventional medicines are of limitations, acupuncture has been shown to be a promising therapy. While no systematic review related has been published, the present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for CD.

Methods and analysis

PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Chinese electronic databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang database, VIP, SinoMed and the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, will be searched from the establishment of the database until 31 December 2022. Randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of acupuncture/electroacupuncture on patient

SUBMITTER: Han Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030788 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature