Current state of research about acupuncture for the treatment of COVID-19: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), acupuncture has been widely used in the treatment of COVID-19. The research community has responded rapidly and has already published many research articles about this topic.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library as well as CNKI, Wanfang and VIP from January 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021. The dates of publication, language of publication, methodological characteristics and the key findings were analyzed separately. The data are presented as bar graphs, structured tables and figures.

Results

In this scoping review, 16 research articles were included: 7 case reports, 6 observational studies, 1 review, 1 RCT and 1 nonrandomized clinical trial. The majority of the articles (81.3%) were published by

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8516141 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature