With the successive release of the CONSORT extensions for acupuncture,moxibustion,cupping,and Tuina/massage,this review aims to assess the reporting characteristics and quality of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)bas...With the successive release of the CONSORT extensions for acupuncture,moxibustion,cupping,and Tuina/massage,this review aims to assess the reporting characteristics and quality of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)based on these specific guidelines.A comprehensive review was conducted by searching multiple databases,including Embase,Ovid MEDLINE(R),All EBM Reviews,AMED,CNKI,VIP Chinese Medical Journal Database,and Wanfang Data,for publications from January 1 to December 31,2022.Two reviewers independently evaluated the eligibility of the records,extracted predetermined information,and assessed the reporting based on the STRICTA,STRICTOM,STRICTOC,and STRICTOTM checklists.Among the included 387 studies(acupuncture,213;Tuina/massage,85;moxibustion,73;cupping,16),the overall reporting compliance averaged 56.0%,with acupuncture leading at 62.6%,followed by cupping(60.2%),moxibustion(53.1%),and Tuina/massage(47.9%).About half of the evaluated items showed poor reporting(compliance rate<65%).Notably,international journals demonstrated significantly higher reporting quality than Chinese journals(P<0.05).Although acupuncture trials had relatively higher compliance rates,deficiencies persist in reporting non-pharmacological therapies of Chinese medicine,particularly in areas like treatment environment details and provider background information.展开更多
To enhance the clarity and transparency of reporting in trials involving Chineseherbal medicine(CHM)formulas,the CONSORT extension specifically tailored for CHM formulas(CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017)was introduced in 201...To enhance the clarity and transparency of reporting in trials involving Chineseherbal medicine(CHM)formulas,the CONSORT extension specifically tailored for CHM formulas(CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017)was introduced in 2017[1].This statement,along with its corresponding checklist,outlines key elements essential for reporting in randomized controlled trials(RCTs)related tothe rationale,design,analysis,and interpretation of interventions using CHM formulas.The CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017 elaborated on 7 of 25 CONSORT checklist items,namely title,abstract and keywords,backgrounds and objectives,participants,interventions,outcomes,generalizability,and interpretation.展开更多
Standards are indispensable to innovation,providing shared norms for participants to work together to bring new technological solutions.As a type of“universal language”throughout the world,standards are the commandi...Standards are indispensable to innovation,providing shared norms for participants to work together to bring new technological solutions.As a type of“universal language”throughout the world,standards are the commanding heights of the competition of the current high and new technology industry.To promote the development of traditional Chinese medicine,it is urgently needed to establish related standard systems,strengthen the standardization work,and enhance the transformation of research results into all levels of standards.展开更多
基金supports from Chinese Medicine Development Fund(Nos.20B2/027A and 23B2-027A_R1),Hong KongCenter for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine(CCEBTM,No.2020YJSZX-5)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81704198)Donation Funding of Vincent V.C.Woo Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Instituteand Health@InnoHK Initiative Fund of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government(No.ITC RC/IHK/4/7).
文摘With the successive release of the CONSORT extensions for acupuncture,moxibustion,cupping,and Tuina/massage,this review aims to assess the reporting characteristics and quality of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)based on these specific guidelines.A comprehensive review was conducted by searching multiple databases,including Embase,Ovid MEDLINE(R),All EBM Reviews,AMED,CNKI,VIP Chinese Medical Journal Database,and Wanfang Data,for publications from January 1 to December 31,2022.Two reviewers independently evaluated the eligibility of the records,extracted predetermined information,and assessed the reporting based on the STRICTA,STRICTOM,STRICTOC,and STRICTOTM checklists.Among the included 387 studies(acupuncture,213;Tuina/massage,85;moxibustion,73;cupping,16),the overall reporting compliance averaged 56.0%,with acupuncture leading at 62.6%,followed by cupping(60.2%),moxibustion(53.1%),and Tuina/massage(47.9%).About half of the evaluated items showed poor reporting(compliance rate<65%).Notably,international journals demonstrated significantly higher reporting quality than Chinese journals(P<0.05).Although acupuncture trials had relatively higher compliance rates,deficiencies persist in reporting non-pharmacological therapies of Chinese medicine,particularly in areas like treatment environment details and provider background information.
基金supports from Center for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine(CCEBTM,No.2020YJSZX-5)Chinese Medicine Development Fund(No.20B2/027A)+3 种基金Donation Funding of EQUATOR China CentreNational Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81704198)Donation Funding of Vincent V.C.Woo Chinese Medicine Clinical Research InstituteHealth@InnoHK Initiative Fund of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government(No.ITC RC/IHK/4/7).
文摘To enhance the clarity and transparency of reporting in trials involving Chineseherbal medicine(CHM)formulas,the CONSORT extension specifically tailored for CHM formulas(CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017)was introduced in 2017[1].This statement,along with its corresponding checklist,outlines key elements essential for reporting in randomized controlled trials(RCTs)related tothe rationale,design,analysis,and interpretation of interventions using CHM formulas.The CONSORT-CHM Formulas 2017 elaborated on 7 of 25 CONSORT checklist items,namely title,abstract and keywords,backgrounds and objectives,participants,interventions,outcomes,generalizability,and interpretation.
文摘Standards are indispensable to innovation,providing shared norms for participants to work together to bring new technological solutions.As a type of“universal language”throughout the world,standards are the commanding heights of the competition of the current high and new technology industry.To promote the development of traditional Chinese medicine,it is urgently needed to establish related standard systems,strengthen the standardization work,and enhance the transformation of research results into all levels of standards.
