Assessment of the quality of reporting in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture in the Korean literature using the CONSORT statement and STRICTA guidelines

摘要: Objectives This study aims to assess the completeness of reporting randomised controlled trials (RCTs) acupuncture in Korean literature. Design Systematic review. Methods We searched 12 databases and 7 journals identify eligible RCTs published from 1996 July 2011. used Consolidated Standards Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist for parallel revised STandards Interventions Clinical Acupuncture (STRICTA) quality RCTs. compared CONSORT STRICTA items two time periods (1996–2004 referred as early period 2005–2011 late period). Results analysed 146 using statement concerning both needling non-needling guidelines 90 acupuncture. Among 103 period, proportion that completely reported outcome definition (15.5%), sample size calculation (2.9%), randomisation (56%), allocation concealment (5.8%), implementation (11.7%), assessor blinding (20.3%), flow participants (25.2%), number (19.4%), ancillary analyses (0.0%), adverse events (24.3%), generalisability findings (1.9%) overall evidence (32.0%) remained small. 61 setting/context (24.6%) practitioner background (27.9%) showed incomplete reporting. The improved over several items. Conclusions was suboptimal according statements. Trial authors journal editors should use transparent endorsement statements author instructions is also required.