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艾灸治疗高血压：系统评价和Meta分析
CRD42018100009
To explore the clinical effectiveness of moxibustion for treating hypertension.
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- Meta Analysis Id
- 5
- Evidence Id
- 8563
- Core Evidence Id
- 8563
- Source Meta Analysis Id
- 5
- Herb2 Meta Analysis Id
- HBMA000005
- Crd Id
- CRD42018100009
- Title
- Moxibustion for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review Question
- To explore the clinical effectiveness of moxibustion for treating hypertension.
- Study Type Included
- We will include randomised trials to assess the beneficial effects of the treatments, and will supplement these with observational studies (including cohort and case-control studies) for the assessment of harms.
- Condition Being Studied
- Hypertension is a risk factor affecting the occurrence and prognosis of cardiovascular events. It is often one of the causes and inducing factors for myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency, stroke and severe cerebral and cerebrovascular diseases. Antihypertensive drugs used to treat the condition, however, can cause side effects including liver and kidney damage. Moxibustion, the important component of clinical therapeutics of traditional Chinese medicine, has a reliable efficacy and unique advantages for the treatment of high blood pressure by virtue of its effects of warming meridians and stimulating acupuncture points.
- Participant
- Participants aged 18 years or over with a diagnosis of hypertension according to the hypertension guidelines from the American Heart Association.
- Animal
- Human Disease Modelled
- Intervention
- Moxibustion. Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese method of acupuncture treatment, which utilizes the heat generated by burning herbal preparations containing the plant Artemisia vulgaris (it is also called Mugwort or Moxa). With its extensive application scope and convenient operation, moxibustion is used widely in China and other Asian countries to treat diseases. The form of moxibustion includes direct moxibustion, indirect moxibustion, heat-sensitive moxibustion, moxa burner moxibustion, warm needling or natural moxibustion, etc. Studies using moxibustion as the main treatment method will be included. Studies in which moxibustion is used as an adjuvant therapy will be excluded.
- Comparator Control
- The intervention in the control group may include a placebo, no treatment or other conventional treatments that are currently accepted and widely used for patients. Other herbal medicines or complementary medicines will not be accepted as a control intervention.
- Main Outcome
- Blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure. Measures of effect
- Outcome Measure
- Additional Outcome
- None. Measures of effect
- Study Method
- Intervention, Meta-analysis, Systematic review
- Keyword
- Blood Pressure; Humans; Hypertension; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Moxibustion; Treatment Outcome
- Contact
- Rui He [email protected]
- Organisational Affiliation
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Funding Source
- National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 81343070); International Cooperation Program of China (ISTCP: 2011DFA31370)
- Other Selection Criteria
- Final Publication
- Same Topic Review
- Published Protocol
- Review Type
- Language
- English
- Country
- China
- Review Stage
- Review Ongoing
- First Submission Date
- 2018-06-11
- Registration Date
- 2018-07-09
- Anticipated Start Date
- 2018-06-11
- Anticipated Completion Date
- 2018-09-30
- Title Cn
- 艾灸治疗高血压：系统评价和Meta分析
- Title En
- Moxibustion for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Bilingual Status
- complete