Acupuncture for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: A systematic review protocol.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Chronic pelvic inflammation disease (PID) is a difficult-to-treat gynecological disorder with complex etiologies. Acupuncture has been applied widely for treating chronic pelvic inflammation or chronic pelvic pain symptoms in China. The aim of this review is to undertake a systematic review to estimate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture on chronic PID. METHODS:A literature search will be conducted electronically with date up to October 2018 in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EBASE, and CNKI databases, using combination subject terms of chronic pelvic pain (or chronic pelvic inflammation, and chronic pelvic pain symptoms, etc.) and acupuncture related treatment. Also duplicates will be removed. The primary outcomes consisted of improvement rate and pain relief. Secondary outcomes include the recurrence rate and side effects, such as pneumothorax, bleeding, serious discomfort, subcutaneous nodules, and infection. Systematic reviews and databases will be searched for randomized controlled trials on acupuncture for chronic PID with acupuncture treatment will be included. Cochrane RevMan V5.3.5 risk of bias assessment tool will be implemented for risk of bias evaluation, data synthesis, meta-analyses, and subgroup analysis while condition is met. Mean difference (MD), standard mean difference (SMD), and dichotomous data will be used to present continuous outcomes. RESULTS:This study will generate a comprehensive review of current evidence of acupuncture for chronic pelvic inflammation diseases. CONCLUSION:The study will provide updated evidence to evaluate the effectiveness and side effects of acupuncture for chronic pelvic inflammation disease. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER:CRD42018087950.

journal_name

Medicine (Baltimore)

journal_title

Medicine

authors

Cheng Y,Yuan Y,Jin Y,Xu N,Guo T

doi

10.1097/MD.0000000000010225

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-03-01 00:00:00

pages

e0225

issue

13

eissn

0025-7974

issn

1536-5964

pii

00005792-201803300-00043

journal_volume

97

pub_type

杂志文章

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