Acupuncture-related therapies for the poststroke cognitive impairment patients: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. Issue 5 (4th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tian, Jun; Hu, Li-Bing; Wu, Miao; Mo, Wen-Li; Wu, Peng; Pu, Yao-Hui; Yang, Han-Chao; Fan, Yun
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 101:Issue 5(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02-04
• Subjects: acupuncture -- network meta-analysis -- poststroke cognitive impairment; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028735
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

Abstract: Background: To compare and rank the clinical effects of different acupuncture and acupuncture-related therapies on patients with poststroke cognitive impairment. Methods: We evaluated the direct and indirect evidence from relevant studies using network meta-analysis. Eight databases were examined in order to find randomized controlled trials of acupuncture-related therapies for individuals with poststroke cognitive impairment. After 2 researchers independently scanned the literature, extracted the data, and assessed the risk of bias in the included studies, the data were analyzed using RevMan5.4, Stata15.0, and WinBUGS1.4.3 software. Results: We assess the benefits and drawbacks of various acupuncture-related therapies, rank the efficacy of various acupuncture-related therapies in the treatment of poststroke cognitive impairment, and describe the best acupuncture intervention approaches or combinations based on the available data. Conclusion: This study will contribute to the existence of data on the safety and efficacy of acupuncture-related therapies in the treatment of poststroke cognitive impairment, and it may aid clinical guideline makers in selecting the best acupuncture treatment for poststroke cognitive impairment. Registration Number: INPLASY2021120117.