title: Herbal medicines for the treatment of acute otitis media: protocol for a systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the trial data on the efficacy of herbal medicines for acute otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  The following 11 databases will be searched from their inception: MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), China Network Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and five Korean databases (Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), DBPIA, KoreaMed, Research Information Service System (RISS) and the Korean Studies Information Service System (KISS)). The selection of the studies, the data abstraction and the validations will be performed independently by two researchers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The review will also be disseminated electronically and in print. Updates of the review will be conducted to inform and guide the healthcare practice and policy.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  PROSPERO 2013:CRD42013005100.
authors.affiliation: Medical Culture & Informatics Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY