Cellular therapy for the peripheral arterial disease treatment: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Relatively higher-quality human studies compared with other topics in this database, e.g. multiple RCTs or systematic reviews. This does not mean it is standard or approved care.

• Level A · Stronger Clinical Evidence
• Level B · Emerging clinical evidence with positive signals
• Level C · Early human research exploring benefits
• Level D · Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studies
• Emerging · Emerging topic under active research

Abstract (original English)

Cellular therapy is a promising treatment option for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Different cell types can be used to regenerate and repair tissues affected by PAD. Many studies have proposed the use of stem cells, such as mesenchymal stem cells, or even mononuclear cells isolated from peripheral blood or bone marrow, to treat PAD. This paper reports a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis that aims to identify the effects of stem cell treatment in patients with peripheral arterial disease. The search will be conducted in the following database: PubMed/MEDLINE, Clinicaltrial.gov, Scopus, Embase, Epistemonikos, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. Studies will be selected independently by two reviewers and will include all published randomized and non-randomized clinical trials. The data extraction will include studies population characteristics, type of treatment and main outcomes. We will assess the methodological quality of the studies using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 and Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies of Interventions. The certainty of the evidence will be rate using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations. The findings will be presented in narrative summary tables and in a meta-analysis.

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Relatively higher-quality human studies compared with other topics in this database, e.g. multiple RCTs or systematic reviews. This does not mean it is standard or approved care.

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