A comparison between acupotomy vs the local steroid injection for the management of soft tissue disorder: A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review protocol aims to provide the methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of acupotomy therapy for treating soft tissue disorder comparing to local steroid injection.

Methods

Fifteen databases will be searched from inception to Dec 2019. We will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing acupotomy for soft tissue disorder. All RCTs on acupotomy or related interventions will be included. Study inclusion, data extraction and quality assessment will be performed independently by two reviewers. Assessment of risk of bias and data synthesis will be performed using RevMan 5.3 software. Cochrane criteria for risk-of-bias will be used to assess the methodological quality of the trials.

Results

This study will provide a high-quality s

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6855588 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature