Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007) : An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument
Joint Authors
Yohalem-Ilsley, Beth
Mist, Scott
Aickin, Mikel
Weih, Jeffrey
Colbert, Agatha
Hammerschlag, Richard
Milley, Ryan M.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-25, 25 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-10-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
25
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study describes the development of a comprehensive quality of reporting assessment tool and its application to acupuncture RCTs from 1997–2007.
This Oregon CONSORT STRICTA Instrument (OCSI) is based on the revised CONSORT guidelines as modified by the STRICTA recommendations for acupuncture trials.
Each of the resulting 27 OCSI items were applied to English language prospective RCTs that compared acupuncture, using manual and/or electro-stimulation, to no treatment, a sham procedure, or usual biomedical care.
The 333 RCTs that met inclusion criteria were dispersed among 27 countries and 141 journals.
Mean quality of reporting score for all articles was 63.0% (SD 16.5).
Mean OCSI scores revealed a 30.9% improvement over the ten-year period (P<.001).
Our findings suggest that to enhance quality of reporting, authors should better attend to seven specific OCSI items in three categories: practitioner training, adverse events, and aspects of randomization and blinding (n=5).
The broad diversity in geographical origin, publication site and quality of reporting, viewed in light of the considerable room for improvement in mean OCSI scores, emphasizes the importance of making STRICTA as well as CONSORT more widely known to journals and to the acupuncture research community.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hammerschlag, Richard& Milley, Ryan M.& Colbert, Agatha& Weih, Jeffrey& Yohalem-Ilsley, Beth& Mist, Scott…[et al.]. 2010. Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007) : An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452641
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hammerschlag, Richard…[et al.]. Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007) : An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452641
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hammerschlag, Richard& Milley, Ryan M.& Colbert, Agatha& Weih, Jeffrey& Yohalem-Ilsley, Beth& Mist, Scott…[et al.]. Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007) : An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452641
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452641