Analysis of the Registration Information on Interventions of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Trials in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
Joint Authors
Liu, Baoyan
Liu, Yali
Chen, Wenjie
Tan, Yingxin
Lu, Tingting
He, Liyun
Yan, Shiyan
Liu, Jia
Yang, Xing-Yue
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To analyze and compare the clinical registration information about acupuncture and moxibustion for intervention characteristics.
Methods.
Clinical trials from the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the World Health Organization in acupuncture and moxibustion were comprehensively collected from 2013 to 2015; data were independently screened and extracted by two retrievers, and relevant data involving either basic descriptions or intervention characteristics were analyzed.
Results.
425 acupuncture and moxibustion registered clinical trials were included; 88.00% (374/425) were designed as controlled studies, among which 38.59% (164/425) had sham acupuncture as the control group.
The most common diseases were pain-related at approximately 19.29% (82/425) of trials.
Reports on the intervention information in these acupuncture and moxibustion clinical studies were not sufficiently presented; these reports included the reporting of names of points (39.8%), the method of needle stimulation (32.5%), needle type (29.6%), needle retention time (34.1%), the number of treatment sessions (22.4%), and the frequency and duration of treatment sessions (38.1%).
Conclusion.
The registration information for the clinical trials of acupuncture and moxibustion was quite low according to this investigational study.
Steps should be taken to improve the quality of acupuncture and moxibustion registration information.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Yali& Chen, Wenjie& Tan, Yingxin& Yang, Xing-Yue& Liu, Jia& Lu, Tingting…[et al.]. 2018. Analysis of the Registration Information on Interventions of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Trials in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154296
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Yali…[et al.]. Analysis of the Registration Information on Interventions of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Trials in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154296
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Yali& Chen, Wenjie& Tan, Yingxin& Yang, Xing-Yue& Liu, Jia& Lu, Tingting…[et al.]. Analysis of the Registration Information on Interventions of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Trials in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154296
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154296