TY - JOUR
T1 - Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC)
T2 - extending the CONSORT statement
AU - Zhang, Xuan
AU - Tian, Ran
AU - Lam, Wai Ching
AU - Duan, Yuting
AU - Liu, Fan
AU - Zhao, Chen
AU - Wu, Taixiang
AU - Shang, Hongcai
AU - Tang, Xudong
AU - Lyu, Aiping
AU - Bian, Zhaoxiang
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Fang Charitable foundation, Hong Kong; and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81704198).
Publisher copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020/1/31
Y1 - 2020/1/31
N2 - Background: The standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC), in the form of a checklist and explanations for users, were designed to improve reporting of cupping trials, particularly the interventions, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication.Methods: A group of clinical experts, methodologists, epidemiologists, and editors has developed this STRICTOC checklist through a comprehensive process, including registration of this guideline, literature review, solicitation of comments, consensus meeting, revision, and finalization.Results: The STRICTOC checklist includes 6 items and 16 sub-items, namely cupping rationale, details of cupping, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, and control or comparator interventions. Illustrative examples of each item are also provided.Conclusions: It is intended that the STRICTOC, in conjunction with both the main Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement and extension for nonpharmacologic treatment, will raise the reporting quality of clinical trials of cupping.Trial registration We have registered this study on the Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research (EQUATOR) Network: http://www.equator-network.org/library/reporting-guidelines-under-development/reporting-guidelines-under-development-for-clinical-trials/#STRICTOC.
AB - Background: The standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC), in the form of a checklist and explanations for users, were designed to improve reporting of cupping trials, particularly the interventions, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication.Methods: A group of clinical experts, methodologists, epidemiologists, and editors has developed this STRICTOC checklist through a comprehensive process, including registration of this guideline, literature review, solicitation of comments, consensus meeting, revision, and finalization.Results: The STRICTOC checklist includes 6 items and 16 sub-items, namely cupping rationale, details of cupping, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, and control or comparator interventions. Illustrative examples of each item are also provided.Conclusions: It is intended that the STRICTOC, in conjunction with both the main Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement and extension for nonpharmacologic treatment, will raise the reporting quality of clinical trials of cupping.Trial registration We have registered this study on the Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research (EQUATOR) Network: http://www.equator-network.org/library/reporting-guidelines-under-development/reporting-guidelines-under-development-for-clinical-trials/#STRICTOC.
KW - CONSORT extension
KW - Cupping
KW - Randomized controlled trial
KW - Reporting guideline
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U2 - 10.1186/s13020-020-0293-2
DO - 10.1186/s13020-020-0293-2
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85079064952
SN - 1749-8546
VL - 15
JO - Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)
JF - Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)
IS - 1
M1 - 10
ER -