Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) is a special type of acupuncture treatment in which medical threads are inserted into subcutaneous tissues or muscles at therapeutic points. TEA is a medical practice that combines acupuncture and medical threads. As such, it is necessary to evaluate t...
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| description | Introduction Thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) is a special type of acupuncture treatment in which medical threads are inserted into subcutaneous tissues or muscles at therapeutic points. TEA is a medical practice that combines acupuncture and medical threads. As such, it is necessary to evaluate the safety of TEA. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the safety of TEA and reporting quality of studies regarding TEA.Methods and analysis The systematic review will be conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Searching strategies will be systemically conducted using the following databases from their inception date to September 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), CiNii, J-STAGE, Korean Medical Database, Korean Studies Information Service System (KISS), ScienceON and Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS). The search strategies will be adjusted for each database as appropriate. The risk of bias will be assessed using the McMaster tool to identify the quality of harm assessment and reporting in study reports (McHarm). A meta-analysis will be used to synthesise the frequency and incidence of adverse events.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval and consent is required for this systematic review. The results of this systematic review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022297123. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c75231fcf20343228518071931ebb1052022-12-22T03:38:28ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-09-0112910.1136/bmjopen-2022-063927Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisYongjoo Kim0Joo-Hee Kim1Dong Hyuk Lee2Yeonju Woo3Bo-In Kwon4Jin-woo Suh5Bonhyuk Goo6Sang-Soo Nam7Department of Herbal Formula Science, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaResearch institute of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaResearch institute of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaResearch institute of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Korean neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of KoreaIntroduction Thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA) is a special type of acupuncture treatment in which medical threads are inserted into subcutaneous tissues or muscles at therapeutic points. TEA is a medical practice that combines acupuncture and medical threads. As such, it is necessary to evaluate the safety of TEA. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the safety of TEA and reporting quality of studies regarding TEA.Methods and analysis The systematic review will be conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Searching strategies will be systemically conducted using the following databases from their inception date to September 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), CiNii, J-STAGE, Korean Medical Database, Korean Studies Information Service System (KISS), ScienceON and Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS). The search strategies will be adjusted for each database as appropriate. The risk of bias will be assessed using the McMaster tool to identify the quality of harm assessment and reporting in study reports (McHarm). A meta-analysis will be used to synthesise the frequency and incidence of adverse events.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval and consent is required for this systematic review. The results of this systematic review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022297123.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e063927.full |
| spellingShingle | Yongjoo Kim Joo-Hee Kim Dong Hyuk Lee Yeonju Woo Bo-In Kwon Jin-woo Suh Bonhyuk Goo Sang-Soo Nam Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open |
| title | Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread-embedding acupuncture: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | appraising the safety and reporting quality of thread embedding acupuncture a protocol for a systematic review and meta analysis |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e063927.full |
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