title: Extending the CONSORT Statement to moxibustion.
abstract: The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials Of Moxibustion (STRICTOM), in the form of a checklist and descriptions of checklist items, were designed to improve reporting of moxibustion trials, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. The STRICTOM checklist included 7 items and 16 sub-items. These set out reporting guidelines for the moxibustion rationale, details of moxibustion, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, control and comparator interventions, and precaution measures. In addition, there were descriptions of each item and examples of good reporting. It is intended that the STRICTOM can be used in conjunction with the main CONSORT Statement, extensions for nonpharmacologic treatment and pragmatic trials, and thereby raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of moxibustion. Further comments will be solicited from the experts of the CONSORT Group, the STRICTA Group, acupuncture and moxibustion societies, and clinical trial authors for optimizing the STRICTOM.
authors: School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors: Chung-wah
authors: CW
authors: Cheng
authors: Shu-fei
authors: SF
authors: Fu
authors: Qing-hui
authors: QH
authors: Zhou
authors: Tai-xiang
authors: TX
authors: Wu
authors: Hong-cai
authors: HC
authors: Shang
authors: Xu-dong
authors: XD
authors: Tang
authors: Zhi-shun
authors: ZS
authors: Liu
authors: Jia
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Zhi-xiu
authors: ZX
authors: Lin
authors: Lixing
authors: L
authors: Lao
authors: Ai-ping
authors: AP
authors: Lü
authors: Bo-li
authors: BL
authors: Zhang
authors: Bao-yan
authors: BY
authors: Liu
authors: Zhao-xiang
authors: ZX
authors: Bian
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards