Acupuncture and Related Therapies for Chronic Urticaria: A Critical Overview of Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic urticaria (CU) can severely impair the quality of life. Acupuncture and related therapies have been widely used in the treatment of CU in China. This study aimed to summarize and critically evaluate the methodological and reporting quality of relevant systematic reviews (SRs) and present objective and comprehensive evidence on the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture and related therapies for CU.

Methods

Eight electronic databases were searched from inception to October 2021 for SRs examining acupuncture and related therapies for CU, and gray literature was manually searched. Two authors independently identified SRs and extracted data. The methodological and reporting quality of these SRs were assessed by the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2

SUBMITTER: Shi YZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633187 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature