Review Article

Acupoint Injection for Alleviating Side Effects of Chemotherapy in People with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Search strategy in Embase up till December 28, 2020 (similar search run in other databases).

1 “acupoint injection”:ti,ab,kw OR “'point injection”:ti,ab,kw OR “'acupuncture injection”:ti,ab,kw OR 'acupuncture point injection”:ti,ab,kw OR 'hydro acupuncture':ti,ab,kw
2 'chemical therapy':ti,ab,kw OR 'chemo therapy':ti,ab,kw OR chemotherapeutic:ti,ab,kw OR chemotherapy:ti,ab,kw OR 'chemotherapy combined':ti,ab,kw
3 'toxic reaction':ti,ab,kw OR 'toxic response':ti,ab,kw OR toxicity:ti,ab,kw OR 'toxicity reaction':ti,ab,kw OR 'side effects':ti,ab,kw OR 'side reaction':ti,ab,kw OR 'subsidiary reaction':ti,ab,kw
4 'randomized controlled trial':ti,ab,kw OR 'randomized':ti,ab,kw OR 'placebo':ti,ab,kw
5. #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4