Li Xiaohu, Liang Lijin, Li Sheng, Wang Chunyang, Cucco Alberto, Du Xiaohang, Zhang Jie, Wang Shang, Yuan Weiling
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, TianjinUniversity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Complement Ther Med. 2023 May;73:102925. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102925. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
BACKGROUND: Eczema is a common chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease, which is characterized by intense itching. Acupuncture can be effective for eczema, and it is thus regarded as a common complementary treatment. OBJECTIVE: The intention of this overview is to methodically appraise and synthesize evidence about systematic reviews/meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) on acupuncture in eczema. METHODS: We searched for SRs/MAs of acupuncture with eczema in eight databases. We evaluated the methodological quality by Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2), the reporting quality with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2020 Checkist), and the evidence quality according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. RESULTS: A total of 7 SRs/MAs were included. According to AMSTAR-2, all the SRs/MAs included were categorized as critically low-quality. According to the PRISMA 2020 checklist, none of the reviews completed all the 27 items, thus their compliance was relatively weak. On the base of GRADE system, 2 of the 12 outcomes were rated as moderate, and 5 outcomes were rated as low-quality, while the others were regarded as very low-quality. CONCLUSION: Compared with the control group, the included reviews of the acupuncture group were more effective and safer; however, the conclusion should be treated cautiously because the quality of evidence was not high enough to support it. In order to improve the quality, more rigorous, standardized, and comprehensive SRs/MAs need designing in the future.
背景:湿疹是一种常见的慢性复发性炎症性皮肤病,其特征为剧烈瘙痒。针灸对湿疹可能有效,因此被视为一种常见的辅助治疗方法。 目的:本综述旨在系统评价和综合关于针灸治疗湿疹的系统评价/荟萃分析(SRs/MAs)的证据。 方法:我们在八个数据库中检索了关于针灸治疗湿疹的SRs/MAs。我们通过《系统评价方法学质量评估2》(AMSTAR-2)评估方法学质量,通过《系统评价和荟萃分析优先报告项目》(PRISMA 2020清单)评估报告质量,并根据《推荐分级评估、制定和评价》(GRADE)系统评估证据质量。 结果:共纳入7项SRs/MAs。根据AMSTAR-2,所有纳入的SRs/MAs均被归类为极低质量。根据PRISMA 2020清单,没有一篇综述完成了所有27项内容,因此它们的合规性相对较弱。基于GRADE系统,12项结局中有2项被评为中等质量,5项结局被评为低质量,其余结局被视为极低质量。 结论:与对照组相比,纳入的针灸组综述更有效且更安全;然而,由于证据质量不足以支持该结论,因此应谨慎对待。为了提高质量,未来需要设计更严格、规范和全面的SRs/MAs。
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