Efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bao, Pengjie MD, PhDa; Mi, Jia MD, PhDa,b; Yu, Ziyang MD, PhDa; Liu, Le MD, PhDa; Zhu, Zhiyue MD, PhDa; Liu, Shilin MD, PhDa; Nan, Zheng BS · Medicine · 2021 October 29
DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000027658
Objective
Diabetes has become a global public health problem and danger to human health. Diabetes is the main cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and lower limb amputation. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of T2DM.
Conclusions
This study will generate evidence-based data on the treatment of T2DM with acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine and will provide new ideas and treatment modalities to investigate in future research.
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