Is auriculotherapy effective and safe for the treatment of anxiety disorders?-Protocol for a systematic review
Is auriculotherapy effective and safe for the treatment of anxiety disorders?-Protocol for a systematic review
Introduction
The side effects associated with standard anxiety medications can limit their use. Therefore, a non-pharmacological approach such as auriculotherapy could play an important role in anxiety management. The main aim of this protocol for a systematicreview will be to examine the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for anxiety disorders (AD).
Methods
The authors will conduct searches on the following databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE Ovid, Stephens Company, PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health SciencesLiterature Database, British Library's table of contents, World HealthOrganization, Clinical Trials. We will conduct a systematic review for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy compared with placebo, waitlist treatment, routine care, or alternative treatment. To assess evidence quality, we plan to use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool, while, for risk assessments, we will use the statistical software RevMan V 5.4. Data collection and analysis will be performed by two reviewers independently.
Discussion
If effective and safe, then auriculotherapy may be an appropriate alternative to pharmacological treatment. Registration number:PROSPERO ID: CRD42021254503.
Acupressure, Anxiety disorder, Auricular acupuncture, Auriculotherapy, Brain stimulation, Protocol, Systematic review
Vieira, Andreia
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Moreira, Antonio
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Machado, Jorge Pereira
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Robinson, Nicola
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Hu, Xiao Yang
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1 January 2022
Vieira, Andreia
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Moreira, Antonio
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Machado, Jorge Pereira
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Robinson, Nicola
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Hu, Xiao Yang
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Vieira, Andreia, Moreira, Antonio, Machado, Jorge Pereira, Robinson, Nicola and Hu, Xiao Yang
(2022)
Is auriculotherapy effective and safe for the treatment of anxiety disorders?-Protocol for a systematic review.
European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 49, [101734].
(doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2021.101734).
Abstract
Introduction
The side effects associated with standard anxiety medications can limit their use. Therefore, a non-pharmacological approach such as auriculotherapy could play an important role in anxiety management. The main aim of this protocol for a systematicreview will be to examine the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for anxiety disorders (AD).
Methods
The authors will conduct searches on the following databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE Ovid, Stephens Company, PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health SciencesLiterature Database, British Library's table of contents, World HealthOrganization, Clinical Trials. We will conduct a systematic review for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy compared with placebo, waitlist treatment, routine care, or alternative treatment. To assess evidence quality, we plan to use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool, while, for risk assessments, we will use the statistical software RevMan V 5.4. Data collection and analysis will be performed by two reviewers independently.
Discussion
If effective and safe, then auriculotherapy may be an appropriate alternative to pharmacological treatment. Registration number:PROSPERO ID: CRD42021254503.
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 November 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 November 2021
Published date: 1 January 2022
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This article is the result of work supported by Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto (ICBAS/UP) resources and facilities. The authors supply the manuscript search strategy and the PRISMA checklist as supplementary files.
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Keywords:
Acupressure, Anxiety disorder, Auricular acupuncture, Auriculotherapy, Brain stimulation, Protocol, Systematic review
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/457554
ISSN: 1876-3820
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