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Acupuncture combined with moxibustion for insomnia after stroke: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis
Conclusion: The conclusion of our study will provide the updated evidence to judge the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture combined with moxibustion for the treatment of insomnia after stroke. Trial registration number: PROSPERO CRD42020216720.
Source: Medicine - January 22, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Acupuncture and constraint-induced movement therapy for a patient with chronic stroke: One-year follow-up case report
This report describes the successful addition of acupuncture on spasticity and arm function in a patient with chronic stroke and arm paresis. Patient concerns: At screening, the patient was unable to voluntarily extend her interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joints beyond the 10 degrees required for constraint-induced movement therapy. However, the BTX type A injection couldn’t be used as she had ever suffered a severe allergic reaction in the injection of BTX type A for facial anti-wrinkle. Diagnoses: A 40-year-old female experienced arm paresis after an infarction in the right posterior limb of the internal ca...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Fu's subcutaneous needling and constraint-induced movement therapy for a patient with chronic stroke: One-year follow-up case report
This report describes the successful addition of acupuncture on spasticity and arm function in a patient with chronic stroke and arm paresis. Patient concerns: The patient suffered an infarction in the right posterior limb of the internal capsule 1 year ago, which resulted in hemiparesis in his left (nondominant) hand and arm. The only limitation for constraint-induced movement therapy was insufficient finger extension. The patient was unable to voluntarily extend his interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joints beyond the 10 degrees required for constraint-induced movement therapy. However, his muscle tension did no...
Source: Medicine - February 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Buyang huanwu decoction combined with probiotics or prebiotics for functional recovery from stroke: A meta-analysis protocol for systematic review
Conclusion: The efficacy and safety of Buyang-Huanwu decoction combined with probiotics for the treatment of stroke will be evaluated, and the conclusion will be published to provide medical evidence for a better clinical decision of patients with stroke.
Source: Medicine - December 23, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Methological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on acupuncture for stroke: A review of review
ConclusionsImportant methodological flaws were found in Chinese systematic reviews and primary studies. It was necessary to improve the methodological quality and reporting quality of both the systematic reviews published in China and primary studies on acupuncture for stroke.
Source: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine - September 13, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Herbal medicine Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang or Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang for the treatment of post-stroke depression: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: This systematic review protocol describes the methods that will be used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine Sihogayonggolmoryeo-tang (SGYMT) or Chai-Hu-Jia-Long-Gu-Mu-Li-Tang for the treatment of post-stroke depression. Methods and analysis: The following electronic databases will be searched up to July 2018 without language or publication status restrictions: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), Cumulative Index to Nursing, and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycARTICLES. We will also ...
Source: Medicine - September 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Efficacy of sertraline for post-stroke depression: A systematic review protocol of randomized controlled trial
Conclusions: The results of this systematic review may summarize the up-to-date evidence on the efficacy and safety of sertraline for patients with PSD. Ethics and dissemination: This systematic review will not need any ethical approval, because it will not analyze any individual patient data. The findings of this study are expected to disseminate at peer-reviewed journals.
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

The efficacy of aquatic therapy in stroke rehabilitation: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion: Aquatic therapy may be a valid means for the rehabilitation of people affected by stroke. Open Science Framework registration number: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/ZKE3Y10.17605/OSF.IO/8UDV9.
Source: Medicine - December 3, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Impact of transcranial Doppler sonography for detecting ischemic stroke: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion : This study expects to find out whether TDS can be utilized for IS detection. Systematic review registration: INPLASY202040155.
Source: Medicine - May 29, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Effects and safety of Buyang-Huanwu Decoction for the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions: The findings of this study will provide helpful evidence for the clinical practice for patients with AIS using BYHWD, as well as the relevant future researches. Study registration number: INPLASY202040169.
Source: Medicine - June 5, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Clinical study of stent forming for symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis
Stroke is one of the diseases that seriously threaten the survival and health of human beings. In Europe and the United States, stroke is the second leading cause of death after heart disease and tumors.[1] Stroke is also one of the fatal diseases in Asian countries. On average, about 1.5 million new stroke patients are added each year in China, and the incidence of stroke is increasing year by year. About 80% of all stroke patients are ischemic stroke, and symptomatic internal carotid atherosclerotic stenosis is another important cause of ischemic stroke. Ipsilateral carotid stenosis ≥50% increases the incidence of tran...
Source: Medicine - June 19, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of grain moxibustion in hemiplegia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Conclusion: The findings of the review offer updated evidence and identify whether grain moxibustion can be an effective treatment for hemiplegia. PROSPERO registration number: PROSPERO CRD 42018117765
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Complementary and alternative therapies for poststroke depression: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis
Conclusion: The results of this study will provide references for evaluating the effects of different CAM therapies on PSD, and provide decision-making references for clinical practitioners, patients, and health policy makers. Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require ethical approval. the results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication. OSF registration number: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/TNGH6.
Source: Medicine - September 18, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Systematic Review Source Type: research

Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians.
Abstract DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. METHODS: This guideline is based on published literature from 1966 to September 2010 that was identified by using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. A supplemental MEDLINE search identified additional articles through October 2012. Searches were limited to English-language publications. The clinical outcomes evaluated for this g...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - September 24, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Qaseem A, Holty JE, Owens DK, Dallas P, Starkey M, Shekelle P, for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Modest cancer prevention benefit with long-term multivitamin supplementation: Physicians' Health Study II results warrant cautious interpretation
Commentary on Gaziano JM, Sesso HD, Christen WG, et al.. Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer in men: the Physicians’ Health Study II randomised controlled trial. JAMA 2012;308:1871–80. Context Various vitamins and minerals have been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis or reduce cancer risk in preclinical experiments and observational studies. Such work has given rise to several chemoprevention trials of isolated nutrients, many of which (eg, Alpha-Tocopherol and Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Trial, Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET) and Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)) have produced d...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - November 21, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Demark-Wahnefried, W. Tags: Liver disease, Clinical trials (epidemiology), Epidemiologic studies, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Diet, Prevention, Complementary medicine, Dermatology, Prostate Therapeutics Source Type: research

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