Efficacy and safety of electric acupuncture in treatment of intractable facial paralysis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Facial paralysis is a common clinical disease, it was named intractable facial paralysis when the clinical course more than 2 months. Intractable facial paralysis will produce anxiety and depression, which will seriously affect patients' life and work. Electric acupuncture has been widely used in the treatment of intractable facial paralysis. However, the results of clinical studies on the efficacy and safety have been inconsistent. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electric acupuncture for intractable facial paralysis patients by systematic review and meta-analysis, so as to provide clinical decision-making based on evidence-based medicine.

Methods

The following databases will be searched by electronic methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Librar

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9714806 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature