Quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials of herbal interventions in ASEAN Plus Six Countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of herbal interventions have been conducted in the ASEAN Communities. Good quality reporting of RCTs is essential for assessing clinical significance. Given the importance ASEAN placed on herbal medicines, the reporting quality of RCTs of herbal interventions among the ASEAN Communities deserved a special attention.

Objectives

To systematically review the quality of reporting of RCTs of herbal interventions conducted in the ASEAN Plus Six Countries.

Methods

Searches were performed using PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, and Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED), from inception through October 2013. These were limited to studies specific to humans and RCTs. Herbal species search terms were based on those listed

SUBMITTER: Pratoomsoot C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4310614 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature