Table 3.

The Details of OQS Assessed with STRICTA Statement (n=31)

Items	Item Details	No. of Positive RCTs	%	Cohen’s κ	95% CI
1. Acupuncture rationale	1a) Style of acupuncture	31	100.00	1.00	–
	1b) Reasoning for treatment provided	24	77.42	1.00	–
	1c) Extent to which treatment was varied	4	12.90	0.43	0 to 0.89
2. Details of needling	2a) Number of needle insertions per subject per session	23	74.19	0.83	0.61 to 1.00
	2b) Names of points used	23	74.19	0.67	0.39 to 0.95
	2c) Depth of insertion	17	54.84	0.74	0.52 to 0.97
	2d) Response sought	16	51.61	0.81	0.61 to 1.00
	2e) Needle stimulation	19	61.29	0.49	0.23 to 0.75
	2f) Needle retention time	30	96.77	0.65	0.02 to 1.00
	2g) Needle type	24	77.42	0.74	0.46 to 1.00
3. Treatment regimen	3a) Number of treatment sessions	28	90.32	0.52	0.04 to 0.99
	3b) Frequency and duration of treatment sessions	29	93.55	0.48	0 to 1.00
4. Other components of treatment	4a) Details of other interventions administered to the acupuncture group	22	70.97	0.53	0.21 to 0.86
	4b) Setting and context of treatment	12	38.71	0.79	0.57 to 1.00
5. Practitioner background	5) Description of participating acupuncturists	13	41.94	0.48	0.18 to 0.78
6. Control or comparator interventions	6a) Rationale for the control or comparator in the context of the research question, with sources that justify this choice	20	64.52	0.86	0.67 to 1.00
	6b) Precise description of the control or comparator	25	80.65	0.59	0.23 to 0.95