Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on insomnia after coronavirus disease 2019: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can trigger acute episodes of insomnia. Reports on the treatment of COVID-19-related insomnia are limited. Therefore, our study aims to perform a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of the effects of traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) in patients with insomnia due to COVID-19. METHODS: We will search the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, and Wan Fang Database from December 1, 2019 to October 2, 2022 to identify all articles on treatment of COVID-19-related insomnia using TCEs. Two researchers will screen the articles and extract the relevant information. RESULTS: The results will provide a systematic overview of the current evidence on the use of TCE to treat patients with insomnia after COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: The conclusions of this study will help clarify the effects of TCEs on patients with insomnia after COVID-19.