The curative effect of Reduning injection combined with Xuanfeibaidu formula on COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Background:Since December 2019, COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), posed a serious threat to human health. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-2019 has become a global pandemic. In China, Reduning injection (REDI) and Xuanfeibaidu formula (XFF) is widely used in treating COVID-19. However, there is no evidence-based medical evaluation that XFF combine with REDI is effective for COVID-19.Methods:The following databases will be searched: China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, Medline/PubMed, and Cochrane from October 1, 2019 to September 1, 2020. The suitable articles will be comprehensively and systematically searched without limitations of regions or language about REDI with XFF for COVID-19. The meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3 and STATA 14.2 software.Results:This meta-analysis may help provide clarify on the effect of REDI combined with XFF to treat COVID-19. The result will be published at a peer-reviewed journal.Conclusions:This systematic review aims to provide new evidence of XFF combined with REDI for the treatment of COVID-19 in terms of its efficacy and safety.INPLASY registration number:INPLASY202090039.