A systematic evaluation of the impact of STRICTA and CONSORT recommendations on quality of reporting for acupuncture trials
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BACKGROUND: We investigated whether there had been an improvement in quality of reporting for randomised controlled trials of acupuncture since the publication of the STRICTA and CONSORT statements. We conducted a before-and-after study, comparing ratings for quality of reporting following the publication of both STRICTA and CONSORT recommendations. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Ninety peer reviewed journal articles reporting the results of acupuncture trials were selected at random from a wider sample frame of 266 papers. Papers published in three distinct time periods (1994-1995, 1999-2000 and 2004-2005) were compared. Assessment criteria were developed directly from CONSORT and STRICTA checklists. Papers were independently assessed for quality of reporting by two assessors, one of whom was blind to information which could have introduced systematic bias (e.g. date of publication). We detected a statistically significant increase in the reporting of CONSORT items for papers published in each time period measured. We did not, however, find a difference between the number of STRICTA items reported in journal articles published before and 3 to 4 years following the introduction of STRICTA recommendations. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: The results of this study suggest that general standards of reporting for acupuncture trials have significantly improved since the introduction of the CONSORT statement in 1996, but that quality in reporting details specific to acupuncture interventions has yet to change following the more recent introduction of STRICTA recommendations. Wider targeting and revision of the guidelines is recommended.
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Reporting guidelines have been demonstrated to improve reporting of research, thereby allowing consumers of the research to be aware of the strengths, limitations, and accuracy of conclusions.
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- Authors
- Prady, S. L., Richmond, S. J., Morton, V. M., & MacPherson, H.
- Affiliations
- University of York (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Prady, Stephanie L.
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2008-02-13
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e1577
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2216683
- OpenAlex
- W2016212358
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- 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, STRICTA, CONSORT, reporting quality, reporting guidelines, randomized controlled trials, pre-post test comparison, guideline implementation
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Periodicals as Topic, Publishing, Acupuncture Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Guidelines as Topic, Peer Review, Research
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