Ultrasound-guided needle-knife for De Quervain's disease: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: De Quervain's disease is a kind of aseptic inflammation caused by repeated frictions of tendons in the tendon sheath of the styloid process of the radius. The main symptoms are protuberance and pain of the styloid process of the radius, accompanied by aggravation of pain during the movement of the wrist and thumb. The advantages of needle-knife are simple operation, obvious therapeutic effect and high safety. It can also be used to treat De Quervain's disease. Ultrasound gives a precise visualization of the thickness. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided needle-knife in the treatment of De Quervain's disease and to provide the latest basis for clinical application.

METHODS: The computer will be used to search all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about ultrasound-guided needle-knife treatment of De Quervain's disease in the following database: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central controlled Trials Registry (CENTER), EMBASE, China National knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang data, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), VIP Database (VIP). The effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided needle-knife in the treatment of De Quervain's disease were evaluated with pain intensity, wrist function as the main index and wrist range of motion, adverse events and quality of life as the secondary index. Revman5.3 software was used for data processing.

RESULTS: This study will provide the latest evidence for the Ultrasound-guided needle-knife for De Quervain's disease.

CONCLUSION: The conclusion of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided needle-knife in the treatment of De Quervain's disease.

UNIQUE INPLASY NUMBER: INPLASY202110094.