Department of Medicine, Southwest Medical University, China
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Efficacy of Body Acupuncture for Primary Insomnia: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Author(s): Sheng Lee*
Background: Primary insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can have negative effects on patients’ health and quality of life. While clinical randomized controlled trials have suggested that acupuncture is effective in treating primary insomnia, further validation is needed to compare the efficacy of body acupuncture with medication. Therefore, this protocol outlines a program to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of body acupuncture and medication for the treatment of primary insomnia.
Methods: A systematic search will be conducted across 8 bibliographic databases from their inception to March 1, 2024. The databases include Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, VIP Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM). Randomized co.. View More»