TY - JOUR AU - Li, Zheng-Xiang AU - Li, Yan AU - Yang, Wen-Ting AU - Wang, Min AU - Xu, Meng-Bei AU - Zhou, Xiao-Li AU - Rong, Pei-Qing AU - Jin, Ting-Yu AU - Yi, Wen-Jin AU - Zheng, Guo-Qing PY - 2019 TI - The reporting quality of acupuncture for neurogenesis in experimental ischemic stroke study JF - Annals of Translational Medicine; Vol 7, No 6 (March 28, 2019): Annals of Translational Medicine (Focus on “Clinical Evaluation of Evidence Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine”) Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Background: There is increasing evidence demonstrating the highly inadequate reporting of preclinical research in multiple scientific publications. The purpose of this study is to systematically investigate the reporting quality of acupuncture for neurogenesis in animal models of acute ischemic stroke. Methods: We searched eight databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP information database, Wanfang data Information Site, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed by using the CAMARADES 10-item checklist. The STRICTA statement was modified to gear to animal acupuncture research. The reporting quality was assessed according to the ARRIVE guidelines and the modified STRICTA statement. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Results: Ultimately, 44 studies containing 2,411 subjects were identified. The overall compliance with the CAMARADES 10-item checklist has a mean of 4.3. The reporting quality indicated that the overall compliance with ARRIVE guidelines has a mean of 59.9% and with the modified STRICTA statement a mean of 71.8%. The findings suggest that the reporting quality of acupuncture for preclinical stroke was generally poor. Conclusions: Full compliance with ARRIVE guidelines and/or modified STRICTA statement in designing, conducting and reporting preclinical acupuncture research is urgently needed in the future. UR - https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/24471