Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.
Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, Zhejiang Province, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Dec 18;99(51):e23533. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023533.
Increasing studies indicate that acupuncture can be used for treating vestibular migraine (VM), but current evidence remains inconclusive. Thus, this protocol aims to evaluate the evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for VM prophylaxis by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Studies will be retrieved by searching electronic databases from their inception to December 2020, including EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM), and Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP). Eligible randomized controlled trials involving acupuncture for VM prophylaxis will be included. Study screening, data collection, and assessment for risk of bias will be executed by 2 independent reviewers. Meta-analyses will be conducted, followed by subgroup analysis if significant heterogeneity is detected. Sensitivity analysis and summary of the strength of the evidence will also be performed.
The results of the present systematic review and meta-analysis will verify the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for VM prophylaxis.
This review will determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on VM prophylaxis. The findings are expected to verified whether acupuncture can be an alternative treatment for VM prophylaxis.
Given that a systematic review and meta-analysis will not involve private information of individuals, ethical approval is not required. Relevant results and findings will be submitted to an academic journal for peer reviews.
CRD42020202588.
越来越多的研究表明，针灸可以用于治疗前庭性偏头痛（VM），但目前的证据仍不明确。因此，本方案旨在通过系统评价和荟萃分析评估针灸预防 VM 的疗效和安全性的证据。
从建库至 2020 年 12 月，通过检索 EMBASE、PubMed、Web of Science、Cochrane 图书馆、中国知网（CNKI）、中国生物医学文献数据库（CBM）和中国科技期刊数据库（VIP）等电子数据库，检索针灸预防 VM 的随机对照试验。纳入针灸预防 VM 的随机对照试验。由 2 名独立 reviewers 进行研究筛选、数据收集和偏倚风险评估。如果存在显著异质性，将进行荟萃分析，并进行亚组分析。还将进行敏感性分析和证据强度总结。
本系统评价和荟萃分析的结果将验证针灸预防 VM 的疗效和安全性。
本综述将确定针灸对 VM 预防的疗效和安全性。研究结果有望验证针灸是否可以作为 VM 预防的替代治疗方法。
由于系统评价和荟萃分析不涉及个人的隐私信息，因此不需要伦理批准。相关结果和发现将提交给学术期刊进行同行评审。
PROSPERO 注册号：CRD42020202588。
