Table 5.
Comparison of reported items in journals that did and did not promote adherence to CONSORT and STRICTA statement
| 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 | ||
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.
an/N: number of times reported/total number of items evaluated.
b95% confidence intervals (%).
P-value calculated for each of these before after comparisons.