Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for COVID-19: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading disease that has caused an extensive burden to the world. Consequently, a large number of clinical trials have examined the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating and preventing COVID-19, with coinciding proliferation of reviews summarizing these studies.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the methodological quality and evidence quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the efficacy of TCM.

Search strategy

Seven electronic databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chongqing VIP, Wanfang Data and SinoMed, were searched for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in October 2021. Search terms such as "Chinese

SUBMITTER: Wu HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225921 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature