Extending the CONSORT Statement to moxibustion

• Published in: Journal of integrative medicine Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 54 - 63
• Main Authors: Cheng, Chung-wah, Fu, Shu-fei, Zhou, Qing-hui, Wu, Tai-xiang, Shang, Hong-cai, Tang, Xu-dong, Liu, Zhi-shun, Liu, Jia, Lin, Zhi-xiu, Lao, Lixing, Lü, Ai-ping, Zhang, Bo-li, Liu, Bao-yan, Bian, Zhao-xiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 2013
• Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic - methods; Clinical Trials as Topic - standards; guidelines; Humans; moxibustion; Moxibustion - methods; Moxibustion - standards; randomized controlled trials; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research Design - standards; 临床试验; 工作组; 干预措施; 提供者; 检查表; 治疗方案; 药物治疗; 试验报告; randomized controlled trials; guidelines; moxibustion
• ISSN: 2095-4964
• DOI: 10.3736/jintegrmed2013009

The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials Of Moxibustion （STRICTOM）, in the form of a checklist and descriptions of checklist items, were designed to improve reporting of moxibustion trials, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. The STRICTOM checklist included 7 items and 16 sub-items. These set out reporting guidelines for the moxibustion rationale, details of moxibustion, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, control and comparator interventions, and precaution measures. In addition, there were descriptions of each item and examples of good reporting. It is intended that the STRICTOM can be used in conjunction with the main CONSORT Statement, extensions for nonpharmacologic treatment and pragmatic trials, and thereby raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of moxibustion. Further comments will be solicited from the experts of the CONSORT Group, the STRICTA Group, acupuncture and moxibustion societies, and clinical trial authors for optimizing the STRICTOM.