The quality of reporting in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the reporting quality of acupuncture trials for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and explore the factors associated with the reporting.

Method

Three English and four Chinese databases were searched from inception to December 2016 for randomized control trials testing effects of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis. We used the standard CONSORT (2010 version), CONSORT Extension for Non-Pharmacological Treatments, and STRICTA for measuring the quality of reporting. Using pre-specified study characteristics, we undertook regression analyses to examine factors associated with the reporting quality.

Results

A total of 318 RCT reports were included. For the standard CONSORT, ten items were substantially under-reported (reported in less than 5% of RCTs), includi

SUBMITTER: Jia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5896985 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature