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. 2022 Mar 7:9:720551.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.720551. eCollection 2022.

Acupuncture for Atraumatic Shoulder Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yi Wang  1 , Yan Xu  2 , Yu Peng  3 , Shichuan Liao  1 , Guogang Dai  1 , Tao Li  1
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Acupuncture for Atraumatic Shoulder Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yi Wang et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .

Abstract

Introduction: Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders among adults and is caused by a variety of shoulder conditions. The popularity of different acupuncture methods in the nonsurgical treatment of shoulder pain has recently increased. However, evidence regarding the efficacy of acupuncture for shoulder pain is inconsistent, and there is a lack of supporting evidence regarding the overall efficacy of different acupuncture methods for shoulder pain.

Methods and analysis: A systematic review will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of a wide range of acupuncture techniques for atraumatic shoulder conditions. The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Ovid MEDLINE, Chinese Biomedical Literature, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and Chongqing VIP databases will be searched to identify eligible studies. Studies will be selected according to preset inclusion and exclusion criteria and relevant data will be extracted from the final included studies. The heterogeneity, risk of bias, publication bias and evidence quality of the studies will be assessed, and a subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis will be performed.

Systematic review registration: PROSPERO registration number CRD42021249625.

Keywords: acupuncture; atraumatic shoulder conditions; meta-analysis; protocol; systematic review.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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