ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2014
Quality of reporting on randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Overall reporting quality of randomised controlled trials of acupuncture for low back pain reported after 2020: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Synergistic Effect of Combined Mirror Therapy on Upper Extremity in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- The quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials of electroacupuncture for stroke.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for acute moderate thalamic hemorrhage: randomized controlled trial study protocol.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Trial
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- Effect of Specific mode electroacupuncture stimulation combined with NGF during the ischaemic stroke: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of manual acupuncture vs. placebo acupuncture for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in perimenopausal women: a randomized, single-blinded controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Assessment of Completeness of Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of general medicine · 2022Review
- Trends and predictors of biomedical research quality, 1990-2015: a meta-research study.BMJ open · 2019Review
- Assessing the reporting quality in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for postherpetic neuralgia using the CONSORT statement and STRICTA guidelines.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Acupuncture for balance dysfunction in patients with stroke: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2018Article
- Recommendations for acupuncture in clinical practice guidelines of the national guideline clearinghouse.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2017Article
- Assessing the quality of reports about randomized controlled trials of scalp acupuncture combined with another treatment for stroke.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
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- Electroacupuncture inhibits inflammatory injury by targeting the miR-9-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway following ischemic stroke.Molecular medicine reports · 2016Article
- Quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials in chiropractic using the CONSORT checklist.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2016Article
- Acupuncture in ischemic stroke: from local neuromodulation to metabolic reprogramming.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundResults from clinical studies on acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation are contradictory. The reason for the inconsistent findings especially lie in the transparency and accuracy of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reports. This study aims to analyze the quality of reporting and its correlates in RCTs on acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.
methodsQuality of reporting for included papers was assessed against a subset of criteria adapted from the CONSORT 2010 statement and STRICTA. An overall quality score (OQS) and a combined key methodological index score (MIS) was calculated for each trial. Then, factors associated with OQS and MIS were identified.
resultsA total of 15 RCTs were included in full text. The median OQS based on the CONSORT statement and STRICTA was 8 and 12, respectively. The significant predictors for CONSORT OQS was funding source, for STRICTA was year of publication. With regard to the MIS, no variable was associated with improved methodological quality.
conclusionsOur study found that the overall quality of reporting on RCTs of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation was general or good. But some items' reporting was found where information was insufficient or inadequate in most studies which needed substantial improvement.
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