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| Assessing the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis using the CONSORT statement and STRICTA |
| Hits 2105 Download times 2059 Received:July 20, 2012 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2012.05.29 |
| Key Words
diabetic gastropaersis;acupuncture;CONSORT;STRICTA |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | ZHANG Lin | Internal Medicine Department, College of Acupuncture and Massage/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengde 610041, China
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610041, China | | LI Ying | Internal Medicine Department, College of Acupuncture and Massage/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengde 610041, China | | SHI Qing-wei | Internal Medicine Department, College of Acupuncture and Massage/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengde 610041, China | | HU Mao-qing | Internal Medicine Department, College of Acupuncture and Massage/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengde 610041, China
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610041, China |
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| [Objective] To evaluate the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis. [Methods] Four databases including The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP were searched systematically. Language was limited to Chinese and English. We identified RCTs that used acupuncture as an intervention and assessed the quality of these reports against the Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). [Results] A total of 28 RCTs were included. In regard to the items in the CONSORT statement and STRICTA, None RCT reported described mechanism used to implement the random allocation sequence, described how sample size was determined and the practitioner background. Most of the RCTs described randomized and blinding methods unclearly, and did not use screening flow, and did not report adverse effect and Needling details. [Conclusion] The reporting quality of RCTs of acupuncture for diabetic gastroparesis was low. The CONSORT statement and STRICTA should be used to standardize the reporting of RCTs of acupuncture. |
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