assessing the quality of reports about randomized controlled trials of acupuncture treatment on mild cognitive impairment评估报告的质量对针灸治疗轻度认知障碍的随机对照试验.pdf

Assessing the Quality of Reports about Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture Treatment on Mild Cognitive Impairment 1,2 1,2 1,3 4 5 Xiao Lu , Shang Hongcai *, Wang Jiaying , Hu Jing , Xiong Jun 1Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, 2 MOE Virtual Research Center of Evidence-Based Medicine, Chengdu, China, 3 Evidence Based Medicine Center in Tianjin, Tianjin, China, 4 Peking University, Beijing, China, 5 Department of Acupuncture, Jiang Xi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi Province, China Abstract Objective: To evaluate the reports’ qualities which are about randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture treatment on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MIC). Methods: Nine databases including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL,2010), PUBMED (1984-5/ 2010), EMbase (1984-5/2010), MEDLINE (1984-5/2010), CINAL (1984-5/2010), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI, 1980-5/2010), China Biomedicine Database disc (CBMdisc, 1980-5/2010), VIP (a full text issues database of China, 1989-5/ 2010) were searched systematically. Hand search for further references was conducted. Language was limited to Chinese and English. We identified 14 RCTs that used acupuncture as an intervention and assessed the quality of these reports against the Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). Results: In regard to the items in the CONSORT statement, 13(92.86%) RCTs described baseline demographic and clinical characteristics in each group. 7 (50.0%) mentioned the method of generating the random sequence, only 2 (14.3%) RCTs had adequate allocation concealment. No RC