Korean Journal of Acupuncture

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Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture(STRICTA) : Extending the CONSORT Statement

STRICTA(침 임상연구에서 중재 보고를 위한 표준) 개정판: CONSORT Statement의 확충안

  • Lee, Hyang-Sook (Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cha, Su-Jin (Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Hi-Joon (Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seo, Jung-Chul (WooriKyunghee Oriental Medical Clinic) ;
  • Park, Jong-Bae J. (Asian Medicine and Acupuncture Research, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jung (Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이향숙 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 차수진 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 박히준 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 서정철 (구미 우리경희 한의원) ;
  • 박종배 (노쓰캐롤라이나 주립대학교 (채플힐) 의과대학 재활의학과 아시아의학 및 침 연구소) ;
  • 이혜정 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터)
  • Received : 2010.08.17
  • Accepted : 2010.09.07
  • Published : 2010.09.27
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Abstract

Objectives and methods : The Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) were published in five journals in 2001 and 2002. These guidelines, in the form of a checklist and explanations for use by authors and journal editors, were designed to improve reporting of acupuncture trials, particularly the interventions, thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. Subsequent reviews of the application and impact of STRICTA have highlighted the value of STRICTA as well as scope for improvements and revision. To manage the revision process a collaboration between the STRICTA Group, the CONSORT Group, and the Chinese Cochrane Centre was developed in 2008. An expert panel with 47 participants was convened that provided electronic feedback on a revised draft of the checklist. At a subsequent face-to-face meeting in Freiburg, a group of 21 participants further revised the STRICTA checklist and planned dissemination. Results : The new STRICTA checklist, which is an official extension of CONSORT, includes six items and 17 sub-items. These set out reporting guidelines for the acupuncture rationale, the details of needling, the treatment regimen, other components of treatment, the practitioner background, and the control or comparator interventions. In addition, and as part of this revision process, the explanations for each item have been elaborated, and examples of good reporting for each item are provided. In addition, the word "controlled" in STRICTA is replaced by "clinical", to indicate that STRICTA is applicable to a broad range of clinical evaluation designs, including uncontrolled outcome studies and case reports. Conclusions : It is intended that the revised STRICTA, in conjunction with both the main CONSORT Statement and extension for nonpharmacologic treatment, will raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of acupuncture.

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Supported by : 한국연구재단

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