Moxibustion for Allergic Rhinitis: Protocol for Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline

Abstract Introduction Allergic rhinitis(AR) is a widespread non-infectious inflammatory lesion of the schneiderian membrane. Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese treatment that can effectively treat AR. At present, there is a lack of guidelines to regulate the treatment of AR by moxibustion, so relevant clinical practice guideline (CPG) need to formulate.Methods and analysis The guideline will base on the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the World Health Organization(WHO) guideline handbook, the Grade of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)，the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & EvaluationⅡ (AGREEⅡ), Reporting Items for practice Guideline in HealThcare (RIGHT). We will set up the Guideline working group to identify questions in the form of Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO). Then we will accomplish evidence retrieval, synthesis and evaluation. Experts will programme recommendations through 2-3 rounds of the Delphi method. We will also consider patient preferences and complete peer reviews.Results The study is not complete, so there are no results to report.Conclusions The guideline will make moxibustion more standardized and effective in the treatment of AR.Registration number IPGRP-2020CN012.