Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Preventing Constipation in Leukemia Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Publication date: Available online 15 September 2017 Source:European Journal of Integrative Medicine Author(s): Xiao-rong Liu, Rana Nicole, Ng-Shin Wong Introduction Auricular acupressure therapy is widely used in East Asia and European to prevent constipation in leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of auricular acupressure therapy for preventing constipation in leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods The following databases will be searched from their inception until May 2017: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and four Chinese databases [Chinese BioMedical Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan-Fang Data and Chinese WeiPu Database]. Only the RCTs related to the effects of auricular acupressure therapy on preventing constipation in leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy will be included in this systematic review. A quantitative synthesis of RCTs will be conducted using RevMan 5.3 software. Study selection, data extraction, and validation will be performed independently by two reviewers. Cochrane criteria for risk-of-bias will be used to assess the methodological quality of the trials. Ethics and dissemination: This systematic review will not use data from individual patients and no privacy will be involved. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed pu...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research