PMID- 32769900 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200824 LR - 20221005 IS - 1536-5964 (Electronic) IS - 0025-7974 (Print) IS - 0025-7974 (Linking) VI - 99 IP - 32 DP - 2020 Aug 7 TI - Hypoglycemic agents for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. PG - e21568 LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000021568 [doi] LID - e21568 AB - BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Western countries, and strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several studies have shown that hypoglycemic agents are effective for NAFLD combined with T2DM. However, there is still controversy over which hypoglycemic agent is the best for NAFLD combined with T2DM patients. OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of hypoglycemic agents in NAFLD combined with T2DM patients. METHODS: A comprehensive electronic search will be conducted by searching Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Clinical Trials and Chinese Biomedical Medicine. All randomized controlled trials of hypoglycemic agents interventions for NAFLD combined with T2DM will be identified. Two reviewers independently screened and evaluated each included study and extracted the outcome indexes. ADDIS 1.16.8 software will be used for the network meta-analysis and STATA 14 software will be used for drawing network evidence plots and funnel plots. CONCLUSION: This network meta-analysis will provide stronger evidence for the efficacy and safety of hypoglycemic agents in the treatment of NAFLD combined with T2DM, and provide a reference for clinical application. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER: INPLASY202070016. FAU - Liu, Su-Tong AU - Liu ST AD - Henan University of Chinese Medicine. FAU - Su, Kai-Qi AU - Su KQ AD - Henan University of Chinese Medicine. FAU - Zhang, Li-Hui AU - Zhang LH AD - Henan University of Chinese Medicine. AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China. FAU - Liu, Ming-Hao AU - Liu MH AD - Henan University of Chinese Medicine. AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Wen-Xia AU - Zhao WX AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6666-9469 AD - Henan University of Chinese Medicine. AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Medicine (Baltimore) JT - Medicine JID - 2985248R RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) SB - IM MH - *Clinical Protocols MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/drug therapy MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Meta-Analysis as Topic MH - Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/*drug therapy/physiopathology MH - Systematic Reviews as Topic PMC - PMC7593046 COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2020/08/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/25 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/07 CRDT- 2020/08/10 06:00 PHST- 2020/08/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00005792-202008070-00041 [pii] AID - MD-D-20-06428 [pii] AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000021568 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 7;99(32):e21568. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021568.