Acupoint stimulation for post-stroke spasticity: a systematic review protocol

This systematic review is aim to comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of acupoint stimulation in managing of post-stroke spasticity. The eligible randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomized controlled clinical trials (quasi-RCTs) will be searched from the following databases: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), Wanfang Database, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM). The Cochrane risk of bias tool will be used to assess the trials. No patients or their family will be bothered in this systematic review, so there is no need for the permission of institutional review board (IRB). The completed systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.