Assessment of Completeness of Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Ruan, Huanrong; Zhang, Hailong; Feng, Zhenzhen; Li, Xuanlin; Han, Weihong; Si, Yimei; Li, Jiansheng

doi:10.2147/ijgm.s356666

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“…Svenkerud and MacPherson 29 revealed that the mean STRICTA score increased from 4.27 in the 1994-1995 period to 5.53 in 2014-2015 with an 18% improvement, while the mean CONSORT score rose from 1.01 to 3.32 with an increment of 46%. Previous researchers have evaluated the reporting quality in RCTs concerning various diseases such as cancer 30 and its complications, 31 stroke and poststroke rehabilitation, 32 33 pain, 34 35 primary insomnia, 36 diabetes, 37 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 38 herpes zoster 39 and vascular dementia 40 among different languages. 41 A systematic review by Ma et al 27 investigated published RCTs between 2004 and 2012 in China and found that the reporting of the sample estimate (1.2%), ethical committee approval (less than 1%) and conflicts of interest (0%) was inadequate.…”

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Reporting and data-sharing level of acupuncture randomised controlled trials: a cross-sectional study protocol

Duan

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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IntroductionRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) play an important role in evidence-based medicine. However, an article with low reporting quality may mislead both experts and the general public into an erroneous decision. Data sharing can contribute to the truthfulness and transparency of trials. Acupuncture RCTs have been increasing rapidly these years, but the reporting quality and data-sharing level of acupuncture RCTs are not clear. Thus, this study will provide the current status of the reporting quality and data-sharing level of acupuncture RCTs.Methods and analysisA cross-sectional study will be conducted. The seven databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CBM, CNKI, Wanfang Database and VIP will be searched between 1 January 2012 and 15 October 2022 to identify acupuncture RCTs. The basic characteristics of included trials will be summarised. The reporting quality for included RCTs will be assessed by the Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials 2010 statement and the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture. The data-sharing level will be assessed by open science practices.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval is not required for this study. This protocol has been registered in Open Science Framework Registries. The findings of this study will be submitted to a peer-reviewed academic journal.

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