title: Acupuncture for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate commonly encountered in older men. BPH has been treated with acupuncture inside and outside China, but its effects are uncertain. This review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for BPH.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven databases will be searched from their inception: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Chinese Biomedical Database, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the VIP Database and Wanfang Database. Randomised controlled clinical trials using acupuncture to treat BPH will be included. Outcome measures included urological symptom scores, urodynamic measures and quality-of-life scales. Adverse events will be assessed and reported for safety evaluation. Study selection and data extraction will be performed by two independent reviewers. Quality assessment (assessment of risk of bias) and data synthesis will be implemented using Review Manager (RevMan) software (V.5.2.3).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Ethical approval is not necessary because this systematic review will not include specific patient data. Updates will be conducted if there is enough new evidence that may cause any change in review conclusions.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  PROSPERO CRD42014013645.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jinna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhishun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Weina
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011467:Prostate; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy*; D012107:Research Design; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
keywords: COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
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