Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture: The Stricta Recommendations

@article{MacPherson2002StandardsFR,
  title={Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture: The Stricta Recommendations},
  author={Hugh MacPherson and Adrian White and Mike Cummings and Kim A. Jobst and Ken Rose and Richard C. Niemtzow},
  journal={Acupuncture in Medicine},
  year={2002},
  volume={20},
  pages={22 - 25}
}
Acupuncture treatment and control group interventions in parallel-group randomised trials of acupuncture are not always precisely reported. In an attempt to improve standards, an international group of experienced acupuncturists and researchers devised a set of recommendations, designating them STRICTA: STandards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture. In a further consensus-building round, the editors of several journals helped redraft the recommendations. These follow… 
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Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending the CONSORT Statement
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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.
Improving the reporting of interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture: the updated and revised STRICTA.
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The revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) are being published with free online access to all users and prospective authors and will prove extremely useful not only to researchers worldwide, but also to millions of patients the world over.
Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): extending the CONSORT statement
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It is intended that the revised STRICTA checklist, in conjunction with both the main CONSORT statement and extension for non-pharmacological treatment, will raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of acupuncture.
[Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): extending the CONSORT statement (Chinese version)].
[Revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA): extending the CONSORT statement (Chinese version)].
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It is intended that the revised STRICTA checklist, in conjunction with both the main CONSORT statement and extension for non-pharmacological treatment, will raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of acupuncture.
Assessing the utility of the standards for reporting trials of acupuncture (STRICTA): a survey of authors.
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Authors of acupuncture trials and systematic reviews believe that STRICTA contributes to the reporting of acupuncture interventions and rate it highly, and targeted promotion to non-complementary and alternative medicine journals should be considered.
Study protocols on randomized clinical trials of acupuncture: An assessment of reporting quality with the SPIRIT statement
Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007): An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument
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The findings suggest that to enhance quality of reporting, authors should better attend to seven specific OCSI items in three categories: practitioner training, adverse events, and aspects of randomization and blinding.
Impact evaluation of CONSORT and STRICTA guidelines on reporting quality for randomized controlled trials of acupuncture conducted in China
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Quality of reporting for RCTs of acupuncture treatment conducted in China have generally improved since the introduction of the STRICTA and CONSORT guidelines.
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Whether the updated harms guidelines have been implemented in RCTs evaluating acupuncture for pain relief have yet to comprehensively meet CONSORT's guidelines for adverse event reporting is evaluated.
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