Reporting quality of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture and manipulation for greater occipital neuralgia evaluated using the CONSORT statement and STRICTA checklist
- VernacularTitle:基于CONSORT声明和STRICTA清单评价针灸推拿治疗枕大神经痛的随机对照试验报告质量
- Author:
Liguo LIU
1
;
Mingwang QIU
;
Yanling HUANG
;
Zhiyong FAN
;
Shan WU
;
Rusong GUO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: reporting quality; acupuncture; manipulation; CONSORT statement; STRICTA checklist; ROB; clinical randomized controlled trials; greater occipital neuralgia
- From: Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(30):6566-6573
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE:In recent years,the number of clinical research reports on acupuncture and manipulation for the treatment of greater occipital neuralgia has gradually increased,but the quality is uneven.There is currently no literature evaluating the quality of published reports,which is not conducive to the promotion of clinical use of these therapies.Therefore,this article assessed the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture and manipulation for greater occipital neuralgia.METHODS:Cochrane Library,PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),VIP,WanFang Data,and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database(CBM)from inception to May 20,2024 were searched.The reporting quality of included randomized controlled trials was independently evaluated by two investigators using the CONSORT statement,STRICTA checklist,and Cochrane bias of risk assessment tool.A third investigator resolved any disagreement.RESULTS:A total of 62 articles were included.Based on the CONSORT statement,59.46％(22/37)of all entries had a reporting rate of less than 50％,mainly including"Identification as a randomized trial in the title(1/62,1.61％),""How sample size was determined(7/62,11.29％),""Implementation(1/62,1.61％),""Blinding(1/62,1.61％),"and"Reports of Funding(4/62,6.45％)."According to the STRICTA checklist,29.41％(5/17)of all entries had a reporting rate of less than 50％,mainly including"Details of other interventions(7/58,12.07％),""Setting and context of treatment(0/58,0％),"and"Description of participating acupuncturists(0/58,0％)."CONCLUSION:The reporting quality of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture and manipulation therapy for greater occipital neuralgia remains low.Future researchers need to make greater efforts to strictly adhere to the CONSORT statement and STRICTA checklist during trial design,implementation,and reporting.This will facilitate the standardization of research in this field and enhance the reliability and reproducibility of the research results.
