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The effect of nonpharmacological interventions on pain and sleep quality after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A
Shibao Fu1, Zhibo Mo, Shuming He
1Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan province, China.
Background:
Various nonpharmacological interventions have been applied to alleviate pain and improve sleep quality after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. However, evidence to compare their efficacy is scant. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of different nonpharmacological interventions on alleviating pain and improving sleep quality in patients after percutaneous nephrolithotomy through a network meta-analysis .
Methods:
Randomized controlled trials reporting the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions on alleviating pain and improving sleep quality in patients after percutaneous nephrolithotomy will be searched in online databases, including the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang, China Biomedical Literature Database, Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library. After quality assessment and date extraction, network meta-analysis will be performed using Stata 14.0 and R software.
Results:
The results of this meta-analysis will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.
Conclusions:
This study will provide systematic and comprehensive evidence-based support for the effects of nonpharmacological interventions on alleviating pain and improving sleep quality after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Ethics And Dissemination:
Ethical approval was not required for this study. The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at conferences, and shared on social media platforms.
Registration Number:
DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/B4DHW.
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