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Table 5 Comparison of reported items in journals that did and did not promote adherence to CONSORT and STRICTA statement

From: Endorsement for improving the quality of reports on randomized controlled trials of traditional medicine journals in Korea: a systematic review

 

CONSORT-NPT

STRICTA

 

Before 2013

After 2013

Before 2013

After 2013

Number of items reported/total number of items

282/912

51/150

228/391

27/34

Percent reported items in RCTs (n/N)a

30.9

34.0

58.3

79.4

Difference in percent between the two groups (CI)b

3.1 (-5.0 to 11.2)

21.1 (6.6 to 35.5)

P-value

0.4592

0.0042

  1. CONSORT-NPT: Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials with the non-pharmacological trials extension; STRICTA: Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture; RCT: randomized controlled trials.
  2. an/N: number of times reported/total number of items evaluated.
  3. b95% confidence intervals (%).
  4. P-value calculated for each of these before after comparisons.