Assessment of Reporting Quality in Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture for Primary Insomnia with CONSORT Statement and STRICTA Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture for primary insomnia (PI).

Methods

Seven Chinese and English databases were searched for publication reporting RCTs on acupuncture for PI from the inception of the databases to August 6, 2021. The internationally recognized Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement and the International Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) guidelines were used to evaluate the reporting quality. The agreement between two researchers was calculated by Cohen's kappa.

Results

A total of 102 eligible RCTs were assessed. According to the CONSORT statement (2017), the positive reporting rates of items such as "abstract," "background," "

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8872660 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature