Traditional Chinese medicine therapies for insomnia: An umbrella review and evidence map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SR/MAs) suggests traditional Chinese medicine therapies are effective for insomnia. We aimed to synthesize and evaluate the methodological quality of these studies through an umbrella review with an evidence map for improving evidence quality.

Methods

We searched 10 databases from inception to March 20, 2025, that investigated the effects of TCM therapies on sleep-related subjective or objective outcomes for insomnia. We assessed the methodological quality of included SR/MAs using A Measurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR 2) tool, evaluated the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool, and visually presented the results

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12269391 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature