Li Ziqing, Zhang Yu, Wang Yuanping, Yan Xia, Xie Pingchang
The Second Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jul;97(27):e11063. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011063.
Insomnia is a highly widespread sleep disorder in the general population. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been widely received attention as a potential treatment for primary insomnia. However, few previous studies are available to report that EA is a beneficial therapeutic approach to primary insomnia. In addition, there is no critical systematic review or meta-analysis published regarding the effectiveness of this treatment. Here, we provide a protocol to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of EA for primary insomnia.
The reference lists of included studies for relevant randomized controlled trials and 8 electronic databases will be systematically searched by 2 review authors in January 2018, including 4 English databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) and 4 Chinese databases (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Database, and Wanfang Database). The primary outcomes will be assessed according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Data synthesis will be computed with the use of RevManV5.3 software when a data-analysis is allowed. Methodological quality will be evaluated with the risk of bias according to Cochrane Handbook.
This study will provide a high-quality synthesis of current evidence of EA for primary insomnia.
The conclusion of this systematic review will provide evidence to judge whether EA is an effective therapeutic intervention for patient with primary insomnia.
失眠是普通人群中一种广泛存在的睡眠障碍。电针已作为原发性失眠的一种潜在治疗方法而受到广泛关注。然而，以前很少有研究报告电针是治疗原发性失眠的有效方法。此外，关于这种治疗方法的有效性，尚未发表重要的系统评价或荟萃分析。在此，我们提供一项方案，以系统评价电针治疗原发性失眠的疗效和安全性。
2名综述作者将于2018年1月系统检索相关随机对照试验纳入研究的参考文献列表及8个电子数据库，包括4个英文数据库（PubMed、EMBASE、Cochrane对照试验中央注册库和护理及相关健康文献累积索引）和4个中文数据库（中国知网、中国生物医学文献数据库、维普数据库和万方数据库）。主要结局将根据匹兹堡睡眠质量指数进行评估。当允许进行数据分析时，将使用RevManV5.3软件进行数据合成。将根据Cochrane手册，采用偏倚风险评估方法学质量。
本研究将对目前电针治疗原发性失眠的证据进行高质量的综合分析。
本系统评价的结论将为判断电针是否为原发性失眠患者的有效治疗干预措施提供证据。
