Abstract
IntroductionWarm needle acupuncture (WA) is widely used the treatment in the East Asian countries. However, there is no critically appraised evidence of the potential benefits and harms. The purpose of this systematic review will be to evaluate the efficacy of WA for osteoarthritis (OA). Methods and analysisElectronic databases will be searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and AMED, 6 Korean medical databases (Korea Med, the Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, OASIS, DBPIA, the Research Information Service System and the Korean Studies Information Service System), 3 Chinese databases (CNKI, VIP and Wanfang) and a Japanese database (CiNii Articles) will be searched from their inception. These will be searched from their inception. Selection of the studies and data extraction and validation will be performed independently by two reviewers. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs using WA for any type of OA will be considered. The studies will independently undertake study selection, extraction of data and assessment of study quality by two authors. Risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias standards. All data synthesis and subgroup analyses will be conducted using Review Manager Software. DisseminationFindings will be published in a peer-reviewed journals. This systematic review may inform the treatment of OA patients in clinical practice.
Highlights
Warm needle acupuncture (WA) is widely used the treatment in the East Asian countries
The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy of WA for osteoarthritis (OA)
We will attempt to distinguish the possible reasons for the asymmetry, included poor methodological quality and true heterogeneity of studies [37]. This protocol for a systematic review will provide a detailed summary of the current state of evidence regarding the effectiveness of the WA in treating the symptoms of patients with OA
Summary
Warm needle acupuncture (WA) is widely used the treatment in the East Asian countries. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy of WA for osteoarthritis (OA). Electronic databases will be searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and AMED, 6 Korean medical databases (Korea Med, the Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, OASIS, DBPIA, the Research Information Service System and the Korean Studies Information Service System), 3 Chinese databases (CNKI, VIP and Wanfang) and a Japanese database (CiNii Articles) will be searched from their inception. Selection of the studies and data extraction and validation will be performed independently by two reviewers. The studies will independently undertake study selection, extraction of data and assessment of study quality by two authors. All data synthesis and subgroup analyses will be conducted using Review Manager Software. This systematic review may inform the treatment of OA patients in clinical practice
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