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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2019.40.6.1101

Quality Assessment of Studies on Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of Acupuncture Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Based on the STRICTA and CONSORT Guidelines  

Shin, Yeo-og (Dept. of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine)
Heo, Woo-young (Dept. of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine)
Lee, In (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.40, no.6, 2019 , pp. 1101-1111 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate quality of reporting acupuncture intervention for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) based on the STRICTA and CONSORT guidelines Methods: We searched for randomized controlled trial studies of acupuncture treatment for MCI in the MEDLINE (PubMed) database. Once the online search was completed, studies were selected manually by the inclusion criteria, and the selected studies were evaluated by STRICTA and CONSORT guidelines. Results: Five studies were included. The most frequently selected points for acupuncture treatment of MCI were on the head, such as GV20, EX-HN1, GV24, and GB20. By STRICTA guidelines, all items from STRICTA were reported except three items on the checklist. By CONSORT guidelines, apart from six items which were not available, quality assessment was performed with 31 items. Eighteen items were reported by 80% of the studies. Four items were reported by 40% of the studies and another four items were reported by 20% of the studies. One item was not reported in all studies. Conclusion: Most items were reported by STRICTA guidelines, whereas many items were insufficiently reported based on CONSORT guidelines. This needs to be considered in future RCTs of acupuncture treatment for MCI.
Keywords
quality assessment; mild cognitive impairment (MCI); acupuncture; STRICTA; CONSORT;
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