Assessing the quality of reports about randomized controlled trials of scalp acupuncture treatment for vascular dementia.
Young-Nim YouMyung-Rae ChoJu-Hyung ParkGwang-Cheon ParkMin-Yeong SongJin-Bong ChoiChang-Su NaJae-Young HanJeong-Cheol ShinJae-Hong KimPublished in: Trials (2017)
The overall quality of reports on RCTs of SA treatment for VD was moderate to low. The quality of methodological items was markedly lower than that of other items. The CONSORT and STRICTA guidelines should be used more frequently to standardize the quality of RCT reports of SA treatment for VD.