The role of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19: A scoping review

The role of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19: A scoping review

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Background: This study aims to summarize the available evidence and guideline/consensus recommendations for acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Methods: A scoping review was performed.Eight electronic databases and other related websites were searched.All studies related to acupuncture and moxibustion for COVID-19 were considered.

Descriptive analysis was applied to analyze the all included studies and guideline recommendations.Results: We ultimately included 131 eligible studies.The main topics of the included studies were the treatment (82.4%) and prevention (38.

9%) of COVID-19.The most included studies were literature reviews (65, taylor te400 49.6%), protocols of systematic reviews (20, 15.3%), and guidelines and consensuses (18, 13.

7%).The 18 (13.7%) COVID-19 guidelines and consensuses included 47 recommendations on acupuncture and moxibustion, which focused on the treatment (21/47, 44.7%), rehabilitation (17/47, 36.

2%) and prevention (6, 12.8%) of COVID-19 patients.Zusanli (ST36), Feishu (BL13), Guanyuan (RN4) were recommended mostly for the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention respectively.Conclusions: Acupuncture and moxibustion are effective in the treatment of COVID-19 patients to some extent.

However, more high-quality of clinical trials still needed to determine the feasibility of acupuncture and moxibustion in COVID-19 patients to better bushranger awning guide clinical practice.Study registration: Open Science Framework Registries (Registration DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/Z35WN; https://osf.

io/z35wn).