Medicine
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Meta Analysis
Administration with corticosteroid relieving pain following total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.
This meta-analysis compares the effectiveness of corticosteroid in relieving pain and inflammation in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. ⋯ Compared to the control group, intraoperative corticosteroid was benefit to the pain management in TKA. However, more high-quality studies are still warranted to further validate our findings, considering there are several limitations in this meta-analysis.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of an effectiveness and safety of the electroacupuncture in the management of intractable neuropathic pain: A prospective, open-labeled, randomized, cross-over clinical trial.
There is no sufficient evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture for neuropathic pain. This protocol describes a study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture combined with conventional medicine for patients with intractable neuropathic pain, when compared with conventional medicine alone. ⋯ The study protocol for this trial will provide up-to-date evidence on the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for patients with intractable neuropathic pain. The results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed journal and conference presentations.
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Meta Analysis
Efficacy and safety of massage in the treatment of post-stroke insomnia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
: Post-stroke insomnia (PSI) is a serious problem which has significant adverse effects on the subsequent recovery of patients and the quality of their daily life. Massage is effective in improving the quality of sleep for stroke patients displaying no significant adverse reactions. Up to now, however, there are still no systematic studies conducted to provide compelling evidence for its effectiveness in treating PSI. Allowing for this, this project is purposed to make a thorough summary of the efficacy of massage therapy in treating PSI and the safety of this practice. ⋯ : It will be substantiated in this review whether massage therapy is a reliable intervention for PSI by examining the evidence collected.
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To analyze the effects of acupoint injection in the treatment of non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease through a systematic review with meta-analysis. ⋯ Our current analysis showed that combined acupoint injection therapy can reduce the levels of BUN and Scr, and increase Ccr and Hb in non-dialysis CKD patients. However, the existing evidence is still insufficient due to the high risk of included trial bias, and future research needs to improve methodological quality.Registration number: CRD42020168143.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of Omaha system-based nursing management on nutritional status in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: A randomized controlled trial protocol.
The chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients may have a variety of complications during receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). The malnutrition in CKD patients is related to their lower life quality, higher hospitalization rates, and higher risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as the increased morbidity and mortality. Hence, it is very important to monitor and then manage the nutritional status of CKD patients. Thus, we perform this randomized controlled study protocol to introduce a continuing nursing program based on Omaha system (OS) for the patients with CKD receiving PD treatment.The randomized trial will be implemented from November 2020 to May 2021 and was granted through the Research Ethics Committee of Wuhan No.1 Hospital (2020003281). Two hundred patients meet inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria are included.Patients who meet the following criteria will be selected: voluntary participation, aged 20 to 60; undergoing the regular PD treatment for at least 3 months. Patients will be excluded if the patients are in unstable status, or experience the intermittent PD or some other kinds of dialysis mode, have severe cachexia, infection, or malnutrition, or if they have mental disorders. In control group, patients are given routine treatment, containing general guidance associated with PD and the outpatient telephone calls from the clinical nurses during follow-up. In study group, the patients are given the continuous nursing treatment scheme based on OS. The clinical results are the biochemical parameters after intervention, anthropometry, as well as the subjective global assessment.Table 1 reveals the clinical endpoints between the 2 groups.This protocol can guide nurses to develop a nursing program based on evidence for patients with CKD receiving PD.