Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Jing-Wen Yang,
• Jian-Feng Tu,
• Myeong Soo Lee,
• Chuan-Yang Liu,
• Ling-Yu Qi,
• Fang-Ting Yu,
• Shi-Yan Yan,
• Jin-Ling Li,
• Lu-Lu Lin,
• Xiao-Wan Hao,
• Xin-Tong Su,
• Li-Qiong Wang

Affiliations

Jing-Wen Yang

2 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Beijing, China

Jian-Feng Tu

1Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Myeong Soo Lee

Brain Disease Research Centre, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

Chuan-Yang Liu

School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Ling-Yu Qi

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Fang-Ting Yu

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Shi-Yan Yan

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Jin-Ling Li

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Lu-Lu Lin

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Xiao-Wan Hao

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Xin-Tong Su

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

Li-Qiong Wang

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China