Patient-reported outcomes and acupuncture-related adverse events are overlooked in acupuncture randomised controlled trials: a cross-sectional meta-epidemiological study
This study found that the reporting of PROs and A-AEs was insufficient in acupuncture RCTs. Future studies should clarify the clinical significance of using PROs as outcomes and report AEs comprehensively to provide patients with sufficient information on the benefits and harms of acupuncture treatments.
Authors
- Pinge Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5028-9901)
- Zhirui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2254-4338)
- Yuting Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-0592)
- Siqi Wu
- Feng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-7744)
- Xinyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3730-0360)
- Yuening Deng
- Lin Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-4569)
- Lin Shi
- Shujuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-2817)
- Yuxin Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-5375)
- Yao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8105-0522)
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ evidence-based medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2024-113497
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.53