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Acupoint injection of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin polysaccharide nucleic acid for patients with chronic urticaria: A protocol for systematic review.

Wei Cao, Xianjun Xiao, Leixiao Zhang, Lu Wang, Qianhua Zheng, Siyuan Zhou, Ying Liu, Yue Cao, Mingling Chen, Chunxiao Li and 1 more

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei CaoAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Xianjun XiaoAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Leixiao ZhangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Lu WangAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Qianhua ZhengAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Siyuan ZhouAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ying LiuAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Yue CaoAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Mingling ChenDermatological Department, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chunxiao LiDermatological Department, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ying LiAcupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the efficacy and safety of acupoint injection of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin polysaccharide nucleic acid (BCG-PSN) in the treatment of chronic urticaria (CU).

methodsThe following databases will be searched from their inception: Medline, Embase, Pubmed, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, China Biomedical Literature Database, China Science Journal Database, and Wanfang Database. All databases will be searched from the date of creation until October 2019. In addition, we will manually search the list of medical journals as a supplement. The scope of the search included randomized controlled clinical studies related to acupoint injection of BCG-PSN for CU. The primary outcome is the disease activity control. Secondary outcomes include response rate, adverse events, and recurrence rates. The Cochrane RevMan V5.3 Deviation Assessment Tool will be used to assess bias assessment risk, data integration risk, meta-analysis risk, and subgroup analysis risk (if conditions are met). The average difference, standard mean difference and binary data will be used to represent continuous results.

resultsThis study will comprehensively review the existing evidence on the treatment of CU by acupoint injection of BCG-PSN.

conclusionThis systematic review will provide a judgment basis for the effectiveness and safety of acupoint injection of BCG-PSN in the treatment of CU. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO, CRD42019139885.

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Acupuncture PointsChronic UrticariaHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMycobacterium bovisNucleic AcidsPolysaccharides, BacterialRecurrenceResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicNucleic AcidsPolysaccharides, Bacterial

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PMID32358360
PMCPMC7440172
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