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Background: The researchers of Chinese Medicine have conducted an increasing number of systematic reviews on the field of Chinese medicine with themes of drugs and diseases currently. These include some high-quality researches that have received attention at home and abroad, which plays a positive role in Chinese medicine reaching out to the world. Cochrane Reviews have already published the number of studies of Traditional Chinese Medicine, however, we do not yet know the status of systematic review of them.
Objectives: To carry out a cross-sectional study on the current status of the publication of Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Methods: One reviewer found all Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews. All reviewers were divided into two groups and two reviewers in each group independently screened titles and abstracts of Cochrane Reviews. We included all of the Chinese medicine (Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese patent medicine), acupuncture and massage. Retracted articles were excluded. The updated and duplicated articles in full-text screening are also excluded. We extracted the number of trials included, the type of Chinese medicine, the control interventions, quality evaluation and so on. Two reviewers extracted data independently and the other member checked. Any conflicts in the results are discussed after careful discussion. Statistical analyses will be conducted with SPSS 24.0.
Results: A total of 311 articles were included in the preliminary screening, 68 were excluded from the full-text screening. We analyzed 243 articles in total, among which 79 (32.51%) were acupuncture. There are 90 (37.04%) articles using GRADE to assess the quality of evidence. This study is ongoing, and all results will be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium as available.
Conclusions: This study is ongoing, and all results will be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium as available.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: No applicable.
Objectives: To carry out a cross-sectional study on the current status of the publication of Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Methods: One reviewer found all Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews. All reviewers were divided into two groups and two reviewers in each group independently screened titles and abstracts of Cochrane Reviews. We included all of the Chinese medicine (Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese patent medicine), acupuncture and massage. Retracted articles were excluded. The updated and duplicated articles in full-text screening are also excluded. We extracted the number of trials included, the type of Chinese medicine, the control interventions, quality evaluation and so on. Two reviewers extracted data independently and the other member checked. Any conflicts in the results are discussed after careful discussion. Statistical analyses will be conducted with SPSS 24.0.
Results: A total of 311 articles were included in the preliminary screening, 68 were excluded from the full-text screening. We analyzed 243 articles in total, among which 79 (32.51%) were acupuncture. There are 90 (37.04%) articles using GRADE to assess the quality of evidence. This study is ongoing, and all results will be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium as available.
Conclusions: This study is ongoing, and all results will be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium as available.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: No applicable.