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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2019

Reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of acupuncture: the PRISMA for acupuncture checklist.

Xiaoqin Wang, Yaolong Chen, Yali Liu, Liang Yao, Janne Estill, Zhaoxiang Bian, Taixiang Wu, Hongcai Shang, Myeong Soo Lee, Dang Wei and 5 more

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 22 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Xiaoqin WangEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yaolong ChenEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. chenyaolong21@163.com.
Yali LiuEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Liang YaoClinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Janne EstillInstitute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Zhaoxiang BianClinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Taixiang WuChinese Cochrane Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hongcai ShangDongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Myeong Soo LeeKorea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Dang WeiDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jinhui TianEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Bin MaEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yongfeng WangGansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Guihua TianDongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Kehu YangEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. kehuyangebm2006@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81373882
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcupuncture is widely used worldwide, and systematic reviews on acupuncture are increasingly being published. Although acupuncture systematic reviews share several essential elements with other systematic reviews, some essential information for the application of acupuncture is not covered by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Considering this, we aimed to develop an extension of the PRISMA statement for acupuncture systematic reviews.

methodsWe used the PRISMA statement as a starting point, and conducted this study referring to the development strategy recommended by the EQUATOR network. The initial items were collected through a wide survey among evidence users and a review of relevant studies. We conducted a three-round Delphi survey and one-day face-to-face meeting to select items and formulate the checklist. After the consensus meeting, we drafted the manuscript (including the checklist) and sent it to our advisory experts for comments, following which the checklist was refined and circulated to a group of acupuncture systematic review authors for pilot test. We also selected a sample of acupuncture systematic reviews published in 2017 to test the checklist.

resultsA checklist of five new sub-items (including sub items) and six modified items was formulated, involving content related to title, rationale, eligibility criteria, literature search, data extraction, and study characteristics. We clarified the rationales of the items and provided examples for each item for additional guidance.

conclusionThe PRISMA for Acupuncture checklist is developed for improving the reporting of systematic reviews of acupuncture interventions.

trial registrationWe have registered the study on the EQUATOR network ( http://www.equator-network.org/library/reporting-guidelines-under-development/#91 ).

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Acupuncture TherapyChecklistHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicAcupuncture interventionPRISMASystematic review

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