Use of Kampo diagnosis in randomized controlled trials of Kampo products in Japan: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Committee for Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) of the Japan Society for Oriental Medicine started compiling Evidence Reports of Kampo Treatment (EKAT) in 2007. EKAT is a compilation of structured abstracts of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), along with comments by a third party reviewer. As of 31 December, 2012, there were 378 RCTs of Kampo medicines in Japan. The primary research question of this study is "How frequently is Kampo diagnosis used in RCTs of Kampo medicines?" The secondary research question is "When is Kampo diagnosis used in RCTs?"

Materials and methods

The structured abstract (SA) of each RCT article was reviewed to examine how Kampo diagnosis was used in RCTs, especially how Kampo diagnosis was used in the randomization process.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Motoo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4132104 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature