The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, GuangDong 518033, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Feb 5;100(5):e24402. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024402.
Acupuncture is widely used for analgesia in China and western countries. Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common disease, which influences the quality of life for many patients. The clinical practice indicates that acupuncture has a therapeutic effect on the LE; however, whether acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture and some conventional therapy methods has been controversial. Hence, we will provide a protocol to explore the effectiveness and safety for acupuncture for LE.
We will search only the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) literatures of acupuncture for LE from the following seven databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library), Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Wanfang Data, and Chinese Scientific Journals Database (VIP). The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be considered as the primary outcome and the secondary outcome will include effective rate and function recovery. Adverse events incidence caused by acupuncture will also be discussed, such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and weariness. The searching strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria were made according to the principle of evidence-based medicine. The quality was evaluated by Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (V5.1). All analyses will be conducted by Review Manager Software (V5.3).
The results of this review will be submitted to a recognized journal for publication.
This proposed meta-analysis will assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for LE.
针刺在中国和西方国家被广泛用于止痛。外侧肱骨上髁炎（LE）是一种常见疾病，影响许多患者的生活质量。临床实践表明，针刺对 LE 具有治疗作用；然而，针刺是否优于假针刺和一些常规治疗方法一直存在争议。因此，我们将制定一项方案，以探讨针刺治疗 LE 的疗效和安全性。
我们仅将从以下七个数据库中搜索针刺治疗 LE 的随机对照试验（RCT）文献，包括 PubMed、Cochrane 中央对照试验注册库（The Cochrane Library）、Excerpta Medica Database（EMBASE）、中国国家知识基础设施（CNKI）、中国生物医学文献数据库（CBM）、万方数据和中国科学期刊数据库（VIP）。视觉模拟评分（VAS）将被视为主要结局，有效率和功能恢复将作为次要结局。还将讨论针刺引起的不良事件发生率，如头晕、恶心、呕吐和疲倦。根据循证医学的原则制定了搜索策略、纳入和排除标准。质量评估采用 Cochrane 干预系统评价手册（V5.1）。所有分析均由 Review Manager Software（V5.3）进行。
本综述的结果将提交给认可的期刊发表。
这项拟议的荟萃分析将评估针刺治疗 LE 的疗效和安全性。
