Mapping of systematic reviews on traditional medicine across health conditions: a protocol for a systematic map.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traditional medicine (TM) is an important part of healthcare either as the main healthcare system or as a complement to conventional medicine. The effectiveness of TM has been assessed in clinical trials that have been synthesised into thousands of systematic reviews (SRs). This study is commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is aimed at providing a systematic map of SRs of TM interventions across health conditions, as well as identifying gaps in the research literature in order to prioritise future primary research.

Methods and analysis

This is the protocol for a systematic map of SRs reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P). We will search 17 electronic databases to ide

SUBMITTER: Ang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature