Introduction
Description of the condition
Description of the intervention
How the intervention might work?
Why it is important to perform this review?
Objectives
Methods
Inclusive and exclusive criteria
Types of study
Types of participants
Types of interventions
Types of outcome measures
Primary outcomes
Secondary outcomes
Search methods for identification of studies
Electronic searches
Searching other resources
Search strategy
Number | Search terms |
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1 | randomised controlled trial |
2 | controlled clinical trial |
3 | randomly |
4 | randomized |
5 | randomised |
6 | trial |
7 | or/1-6 |
8 | osteoporosis |
9 | osteopenia |
10 | bone mass loss |
11 | bone mass decrease |
12 | osteoporotic |
13 | or/8–12 |
14 | acupuncture |
15 | acupoint |
16 | meridian |
17 | electro-acupuncture |
18 | electroacupuncture |
19 | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
20 | acupoint catgut embedding |
21 | acupressure |
22 | cupping jar |
23 | moxibustion |
24 | auricular points |
25 | abdominal acupuncture points |
26 | scalp acupuncture points |
27 | laser |
28 | magnets |
29 | Bleeding |
30 | acupoint injection |
31 | fire needle |
32 | needle-knife |
33 | superficial needling |
34 | or/14-33 |
35 | 7 and 13 and 34 |