Effects of Baduanjin qigong exercise in diabetes mellitus A protocol for an umbrella review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: Medicine, case reports and study protocols Vol. 2; no. 2; p. e0070
• Main Authors: Zhang, Bei, Wang, Zhe, Peng, Fucong, Fang, Jiaxin, Guo, Liqun, Lu, Chunli, Liu, Hongxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2021
• ISSN: 2691-3895; 2691-3895
• DOI: 10.1097/MD9.0000000000000070

Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of Baduanjin exercise in diabetes mellitus. Methods: Literature retrieval will be performed in seven databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Embase from inception to December 31, 2020. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials on investigating the effects of Baduanjin exercise in diabetic patients will be identified. To assess the reporting and methodological quality of the included systematic reviews by means of preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis statement and a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews -2 tool. Results: The umbrella review results will indicate the effects of Baduanjin exercise in diabetes mellitus, and these results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Conclusion: The study will provide more convincing evidence for the effects of Baduanjin exercise in diabetes mellitus. In addition, it might provide some specific suggestions for Chinese medical clinical practice or guideline. Ethics and dissemination: No ethical approval is required since the study data are sourced from published literature. Protocol registration number: PROSPERO CRD42020211398.