Chengdu Eighth People's Hospital (Geriatric Hospital of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Oct 15;100(41):e27397. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027397.
Constipation is a common complication after stroke, which seriously affects patients' quality of life and recovery. Many evidences show that acupuncture and moxibustion therapy has advantages in the treatment of constipation after stroke. But different types of acupuncture and moxibustion have different effects, and there is no research to prove which one is more effective.
According to the search strategy, we will retrieve the randomized controlled studies of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of constipation after stroke from China Knowledge Network, Wanfang, VIP, China Biomedical medicine, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library databases. The retrieval time was from the establishment of the database to July 2021. Studies will be screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the quality of the studies will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk Bias Assessment Tool. All data analyses will be performed using Revman 5.4, Gemtc 0.14.3, and Stata 14.0. Finally, we will evaluate the strength of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation method.
In this study, the efficacy of different acupuncture and moxibustion therapies in the treatment of constipation after stroke will be evaluated by evaluating defecation frequency, stool property score, constipation symptom score, quality of life score, adverse reactions, etc.
This study will provide reliable evidence-based evidence for selecting the best acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for constipation after stroke.
便秘是中风后的常见并发症，严重影响患者的生活质量和康复。许多证据表明，针灸在中风后便秘的治疗中有优势。但是，不同类型的针灸有不同的效果，没有研究证明哪种更有效。
根据检索策略，我们将从中国知网、万方、维普、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed、Embase、Web of Science 和 The Cochrane Library 数据库中检索针灸治疗中风后便秘的随机对照研究。检索时间从数据库建立到 2021 年 7 月。研究将根据纳入和排除标准进行筛选，并使用 Cochrane 风险偏倚评估工具评估研究质量。所有数据分析将使用 Revman 5.4、Gemtc 0.14.3 和 Stata 14.0 进行。最后，我们将使用推荐评估、制定和评估方法（Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation）评估证据的强度。
在这项研究中，将通过评估排便频率、粪便性状评分、便秘症状评分、生活质量评分、不良反应等，评估不同针灸疗法治疗中风后便秘的疗效。
本研究将为中风后便秘选择最佳针灸疗法提供可靠的基于证据的证据。
