Bee venom acupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review protocol.
BACKGROUND
This systematic review aims to analyse the trial data on the effects of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).


METHODS
The following 14 databases will be searched from their inception to March 2014: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), AMED, CINAHL, six Korean medical databases (OASIS, Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, Korean Studies Information Service System, KoreaMed, Korean Medical Database and DBPIA) and three Chinese databases including CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Wanfang and VIP. The methodological quality will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool.


RESULTS
The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The review will also be disseminated electronically and in print.


BACKGROUND
PROSPERO 2013: CRD42013005853.
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Ju Ah
JA
Lee
Mi Ju
MJ
Son
Jiae
J
Choi
Kyung-Jin
KJ
Yun
Ji Hee
JH
Jun
Myeong Soo
MS
Lee
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
D001514:Bee Venoms
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RHEUMATOLOGY