Acupuncture combined with medication for opioid use disorder in adults: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a worldwide health problem. Clinical trials indicated that acupuncture combined with medication is effective in OUD, however, there are different conclusions presented by previous trials. This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with medication in OUD.

Methods and analysis

PubMed, CENTRAL, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, AMED, OpenGrey, Clinicaltrials.gov and who.int/trialsearch will be searched in September 2019 without a language restriction. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs which included participants with OUD receiving acupuncture therapy combined with medication versus control group will be included in this study. Two reviewer

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310998 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature