Evaluation of randomized controlled trial literature in traditional Chinese medicine: a literature quality assessment system
Our results suggested a serious concern that TCM-related concepts were often missing in trial designs for TCM RCTs, which might impede the development of TCM theories. Also, this study's inaccurate trial designs and intervention descriptions can provide cautionary examples for future RCT protocols or reports in TCM to avoid.
Authors
- Shujing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6643-8123)
- Y Zhang
- Heyuan Liu
- Yixing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4679-2934)
- Dongran Han
- Yang Song
- Guangxiang Jiang
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09599-2
- Primary Topic
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00