Randomized controlled trials in pediatric complementary and alternative medicine: Where can they be found?

Sampson, Margaret; Campbell, Kaitryn; Ajiferuke, Isola; Moher, David

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-3-1

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“…1 There is little evidence available to guide the use of CAM products in pediatrics, 36 and existing studies have been criticized for low quality and lack of specific information on safety. 37,38 Lay sources of information available to parents, such as health food store attendants or the Internet, have been found to provide information on CAM products that has been characterized as misleading at best and dangerous at worst. 39,40 Furthermore, there are no mandatory quality standards for many CAM products, 14 and a number of such products can be harmful when taken by children.…”

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Characteristics of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Attending a Naturopathic College Clinic in Canada

Wilson¹,

Busse

Gilchrist

et al. 2005

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Objectives. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown substantially in North America and has drawn the attention of conventional-medicine practitioners. Conventional-medicine practitioners have expressed concern about the potential for unregulated CAM therapies to cause harm, the sometimes-uncertain cost-benefit ratios associated with these therapies, and the possibility that some CAM providers might advise against established conventional therapies, such as vaccination. These concerns are heightened with respect to the pediatric use of CAM products. To address this issue, we conducted a systematic audit of pediatric and adolescent case files at a large, college-based, Canadian naturopathic teaching clinic. We specifically sought to describe the demographic characteristics, reasons for presentation, use of CAM products, and vaccinations status of children presenting for naturopathic assessment. We also determined factors associated with the use of CAM products and vaccination status.Methods. We identified all charts for children (<18 years of age) who presented to the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic, the teaching clinic of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, between February 1 and May 31, 2002. Data were abstracted directly from the standardized patient intake forms and from clinical notes recorded during the patient's initial visit to the clinic. The following data were obtained: age, gender, chief presenting complaints reported by parents, CAM product use at presentation, vaccination status, and reactions to vaccination. We conducted logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with both CAM product use and vaccination status.Results. A total of 482 charts were identified. The mean age of patients was 6.5 years (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6 -11.4 years). The ratio of female subjects to male subjects was 1.09:1 (248:227). The most common reasons for presentation were skin disorders (23%), gastrointestinal complaints (17%), and psychiatric/behavioral disorders (15%). Thirty-five percent of children were using CAM products at presentation (21.2% when both vitamins and minerals were excluded). Vitamins were the most commonly used products (34.6%), followed by herbal remedies (14.9%), oil blends/fats (7.2%), minerals (5.6%), probiotics (4.5%), and homeopathic remedies (3.7%). Of charts with vaccination information, 8.9% indicated that children had not been vaccinated; possible vaccine-associated adverse events were reported for 27% of those who had been vaccinated.

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Characteristics of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Attending a Naturopathic College Clinic in Canada

Wilson¹,

Busse

Gilchrist

et al. 2005

Pediatrics

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“…24 Reports of 908 RCTs were identified by searching MEDLINE and 12 additional bibliographic databases, and by reviewing the reference lists of previously identified paediatric CAM systematic reviews. It was found that a search of MEDLINE alone could potentially identify 97.7% of these reports, and a search combining MEDLINE, EMBASE and CAB Health could achieve 99.4% retrieval.…”

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Literature searching for clinical and cost-effectiveness studies used in health technology assessment reports carried out for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence appraisal system

Royle

Waugh²

2003

Health Technol Assess

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“…Journals that use the CONSORT guideline have higher quality of RCTs, compared with journals that do not (4).…”

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Quality Assessment of Published Randomized, Controlled Trials in Trauma Monthly Journal

Salesi¹,

Rasouli²,

Mohammadi³

et al. 2017

Trauma Mon

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Context: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have a major role in making the evidence-based decisions on healthcare. Therefore, the assessment of the quality of RCTs is important to properly apply the evidence-based healthcare. The current study aimed at assessing the quality of RCT reports published in Trauma Monthly Journal. Evidence Acquisition: The quality assessment of each report was performed using a checklist based on the CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) Statement and Jadad criteria. Results: Fifteen RCTs were published from 2011 to 2015 in Trauma Monthly journal out of which 5 (33.3%) reported the pain outcomes, 7 (46.6%) reports included surgical interventions, and 3 (33.3%) reports included patients with different types of fractures. According to the CONSORT checklist, the best report belonged to the definition of interventions for each group with sufficient details. The mean score of Jadad was 2.27 (45.4% of maximum possible total score). According to both scales, there was an increase in the periods of time in the quality of reporting. Conclusions:The results showed a moderate quality score in RCTs and a minor improvement over the years. Training courses for researchers, managing reporting standard tools presented by editors (CONSORT checklist) and employing methodologists and statistical experts can develop the quality of published RCTs.Keywords: Quality Assessment, Randomized Controlled Trial, Checklist, Trauma Context Quality Assessment of Randomized Controlled TrialsRCTs are often performed to assess the effect of new treatments and are considered evidence-based for clinical trials (1). Therefore, it is of paramount importance to design and report high-quality RCTs. Also, for proper use and exploration of the evidence-based approach, it is important and necessary to assess the quality of RCTs.The quality of a trial was explained by the validity and accuracy of analysis and design. But, the quality of reporting was explained as reporting characteristics about the analysis and design of the RCT (2).There are various approaches to assess the quality of RCTs. It is usually performed using 3 tools of the component, checklist, and scale.Also, the quality of RCTs was evaluated in the metaanalysis studies. The CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) guidelines and Jadad criteria are often used in meta-analysis studies. Recently, to integrate the results of RCTs, meta-analyses are conducted increasingly (3, 4). Therefore, there is a great interest to evaluate the quality of RCTs to include them in the meta-analyses (5-7). Therefore, since the quality of trials affect the results of meta-analyses, results may be less valuable if the quality of RCTs is not assessed (2). To achieve the valuable results of a trial, the quality of RCT is very important.It is recommended that journals implement more CONSORT guidelines (8). The works should be complete and clear before publishing.However, RCTs are increasingly published in journals (9). It is important for the promotion ...

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Randomized controlled trials in pediatric complementary and alternative medicine: Where can they be found?

Cited by 35 publications

References 23 publications

Characteristics of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Attending a Naturopathic College Clinic in Canada

Characteristics of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Attending a Naturopathic College Clinic in Canada

Literature searching for clinical and cost-effectiveness studies used in health technology assessment reports carried out for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence appraisal system

Quality Assessment of Published Randomized, Controlled Trials in Trauma Monthly Journal

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