Use of IMMPACT domains in clinical trials of acupuncture for chronic pain: a protocol for a methodological survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain is one of the most common and most debilitating complaints among patients. It affects the individual, their relationship with friends and family, their ability to function at work, and their sociability. Acupuncture is one of the therapeutic resources for managing chronic pain. Given the variability of outcome measures in controlled randomised clinical trials on non-oncologicchronic pain (CRCT-NOCP), the Initiative in Methods, Measurements and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) recommends six domains to be covered in evaluating the effectiveness of treatments for chronic pain.

Objective

To check whether the methodological quality of outcome reporting in published trials has used IMMPACT recommendations in measuring CRCT-NOCP outcomes when acupunct

SUBMITTER: Mazzei LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623415 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature