Impact evaluation of CONSORT and STRICTA guidelines on reporting quality for randomized controlled trials of acupuncture conducted in China
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Objective To evaluate and compare the reports' qualities of acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in China before and after the implementation of two guidelines, i.e., the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement and the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA).Methods Proportions of studies that reported CONSORT and STRICTA items were compared for the years before and after implementation of these two guidelines. In addition, the total score of each item's reporting were calculated and reported differences during different date ranges were compared.Results For CONSORT items (maximum score 8), there was evidence of a slight improvement in reporting between 1994-1995 and 1999-2000 combined (2.5±0.6) and 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 combined (3.0±0.9; difference 0.4, 95% confidence interval, 0.3 to 0.6, P<0.01). For STRICTA items (maximum score 17), there was evidence that a slight improvement in reporting between 1994-1995 and 1999-2000 combined (8.6±2.1) and 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 combined (10.1±1.8; difference 1.5, 95% confidence interval, 1.1 to 1.9, P<0.01).Conclusion Quality of reporting for RCTs of acupuncture treatment conducted in China have generally improved since the introduction of the STRICTA and CONSORT guidelines.
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Recent investigations into the quality of Chinese clinical trials have been based only on the published reports.
“However, recent investigations into the quality of Chinese clinical trials have been based only on the published reports [1–4, 16, 17], which may not always accurately reflect the actual conduct of the trials because of poor reporting [11, 16, 17].”
Published reports may not always accurately reflect the actual conduct of trials because of poor reporting.
“However, recent investigations into the quality of Chinese clinical trials have been based only on the published reports [1–4, 16, 17], which may not always accurately reflect the actual conduct of the trials because of poor reporting [11, 16, 17].”
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- Authors
- Lu, L.-M., He, J., Zeng, J.-C., Liao, M.-X., Jia, C., & Pan, H.-H.
- Affiliations
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Corresponding author
- He, Jun
- ORCID
- He, Jun
- Venue
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
- Published
- 2016-03-21
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 10-17
- ISSN
- 1672-0415 (ISSN-L)
- 1993-0402
- OpenAlex
- W2315670380
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 2.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
- Keywords
- acupuncture, randomized controlled trials, reporting quality, CONSORT statement, STRICTA, reporting guidelines, guideline implementation, China, research quality improvement
- MeSH terms
- China, Humans, Time Factors, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Guidelines as Topic, Research Report
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