WANG Yan 1,2,3 , WANG Ziyi 1,2,3 , XU Zihan 4 , LIU Wendi 1,2,3 , XU Meng 1,2,3 , LI Xiuxia 1,2,3 , YANG Kehu 2,3
  • 1. Evidence Based Social Science Research Center/Health Technology Assessment Center, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 4. School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
LI Xiuxia, Email: lixiuxia@lzu.edu.cn; YANG Kehu, Email: yangkh-ebm@lzu.edu.cn
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Objective To select the key questions of the reporting quality of acupuncture therapy network meta-analysis. Methods A question pool about reporting quality of acupuncture therapy network meta-analysis was conducted by preliminary literature research and qualitative systematic review. A correspondence questionnaire was designed and the selection of key questions was carried out through two rounds of expert consultation using the Delphi method. Results A total of 21 key questions were selected for the network meta-analysis report standard of acupuncture, including whether to report details of acupuncture interventions (e.g., needle type, acupoints used, number of needles inserted, depth of needle insertion, retention time, needling techniques, and treatment duration), diagnostic criteria for diseases or traditional Chinese medicine syndromes, and qualifications of acupuncture practitioners. Of these, the only three key questions answered by the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and network meta-analysis (PRISMA-NMA) were summary, protocol and registration, and source of funding, while the remaining 19 were specific to acupuncture-related report standards. Conclusion The conducted key question on reporting guideline of acupuncture network meta-analysis can improve the standardization and rigor of relevant research and better utilize its academic and clinical value.

Citation: WANG Yan, WANG Ziyi, XU Zihan, LIU Wendi, XU Meng, LI Xiuxia, YANG Kehu. Key questions on reporting of acupuncture network meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023, 23(12): 1442-1448. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202305130 Copy

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