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Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Shugan Jieyu Capsules for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published on: February 17, 2023
Efficacy and safety of tuina for senile insomnia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Yangshengjie Liu1, Xuejiao Bai2, Hongshi Zhang3
1Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Background:
Insomnia is a common diseases of the elderly, tuina is a widely used treatment. At present, there is a lack of supportive evidence on efficacy and safety of tuina for senile insomnia. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness and safety of tuina therapy in the treatment of senile insomnia.
Methods:
Literature on tuina for senile insomnia in the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang, Chinese Scientific and Journal Database, Japanese medical database, Korean Robotics Institute Summer Scholars, and Thai-Journal Citation Index Center will be conducted to search from the creation of these databases. We will search the databases from the beginning to January 2022. The primary outcome was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, and the secondary outcomes included clinical efficacy and safety. RevMan 5.4.1 will be used for the meta-analysis.
Results:
This study aimed to will prove the effectiveness and safety of tuina therapy for the treatment of insomnia in the elderly.
Conclusion:
This study provides up-to-date evidence of the effectiveness and safety of tuina for the treatment of senile insomnia.
Inplasy Registration Number:
INPLASY2021110063.
Ethics And Communication:
This systematic review will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy for insomnia in the elderly population. As all the included data have been published, systematic reviews do not require ethical approval.
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