Table 1.
Design characteristics of clinical RCT of TCM in the treatment of insomnia.
| Author name | Number of samples | Design | Method | Follow-up care | Blind method | Baseline study | Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson (2013) | 56 (32/24) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Xiao (2020) | 52 (30/22) | RCT | Digital table | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Gao (2018) | 143 (103/40) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Chiesa (2016) | 169 (125/45) | RCT | Digital table | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Forloni (2015) | 84 (36/48) | RCT | Digital table | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Sivertsen(2006) | 98 (47/51) | RCT | Number of visits | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Arnedt (2013) | 67 (34/33) | RCT | Order of seeing doctors | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Yeung(2012) | 124 (91/33) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Kim (2004) | 72 (35/37) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Kalavapalli (2007) | 76 (41/25) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Lee (2008) | 82(37/45) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |
| Tsoli (2018) | 81 (39/42) | RCT | Unknown | None | None | Good (P > 0.05) | 1 |