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. 2020 May 29;99(22):e20342.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020342.

The effectiveness of acupoint catgut embedding in hyperlipidemia with obesity: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peipei Hong  1 , Yang Gao, Qiuyue Wang, Xianliang Qiu, Qiu Chen
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The effectiveness of acupoint catgut embedding in hyperlipidemia with obesity: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peipei Hong et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: Hyperlipidemia is a common disease characterized as blood lipid metabolism disorders, which is always companied with obesity. Hyperlipidemia is the leading cause of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) closely associated with mortality, and the risk can further elevate in the obese population. Additionally, it induces stroke and acute pancreatitis. Studies demonstrated that acupoint catgut embedding is an effective therapy for hyperlipidemia with obesity. Whereas, there is no systematic review and meta-analysis to support the point. Thus, we intend to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to testify its effectiveness in hyperlipidemia with obesity.

Methods: We will include articles by searching the following database: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CENTRAL), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Science Journal Database (VIP), and Wanfang database. Whats more, the manual search can be executed as the complement of database searching. Endnote X8 and RevMan V.5.3 will be used to complete the process of study selection, data analysis, as well as date management.

Result: The primary outcomes contain the reduction of TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, and BMI, body weight (WB), waist circumference(WC), body fat percent (F%) from baseline to the end of studies. The second outcome is the number of adverse events during the total trial.

Conclusion: We will summarize sufficient evidence to confirm the therapeutic effect and safety of acupoint catgut embedding in hyperlipidemia with obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest in this research.

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