Percentage of randomised controlled trials in our analysis (n=119) not adherent to reporting standards provided in the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement for traditional Chinese medicine
| CONSORT item | CONSORT item no. | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Title and abstract | 1 | 112 (94) |
| Introduction | ||
| Background | 2 | 73 (61) |
| Objectives | 3 | 2 (2) |
| Methods | ||
| Participants | 4 | 45 (38) |
| Interventions | 5 | 101 (85) |
| Outcomes | 6 | 15 (13) |
| Type of study design | 7 | 117 (98) |
| Sample size | 8 | 117 (98) |
| Randomisation | ||
| Sequence generation | 9 | 72 (61) |
| Allocation concealment | 10 | 109 (92) |
| Implementation | 11 | 111 (93) |
| Blinding (blinding) | 12 | 107 (90) |
| Statistical methods | 13 | 48 (40) |
| Results | ||
| Participant flow | 14 | 93 (78) |
| Recruitment | 15 | 33 (28) |
| Baseline data | 16 | 31 (26) |
| Numbers analysed | 17 | 111 (93) |
| Outcomes and estimation | 18 | 11 (9) |
| Ancillary analyses | 19 | 23 (19) |
| Adverse events | 20 | 40 (34) |
| Discussion | ||
| Interpretation | 21 | 9 (8) |
| Generalisability | 22 | 14 (12) |
| Overall evidence | 23 | 99 (83) |