STRICTA:
STandards for Reporting Clinical Trials of
Acupuncture
Checklist of STRICTA items
to
report interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture
| Intervention |
Description
of Item |
| 1) Acupuncture rationale |
1a) Style of acupuncture 1b) Rationale for treatment (e.g. syndrome patterns, segmental levels, trigger points) and individualisation if used 1c) Literature sources to justify rationale |
| 2) Needling details |
2a) Points used (uni/bilateral) 2b) Numbers of needles inserted 2c) Depths of insertion (e.g. cun or tissue level) 2d) Responses elicited (e.g. de qi or twitch response) 2e) Needle stimulation (e.g. manual or electrical) 2f) Needle retention time 2g) Needle type (gauge, length, and manufacturer or material) |
| 3) Treatment regimen |
3a) Number of treatment sessions 3b) Frequency of treatment |
| 4) Co-interventions |
4a) Other interventions (e.g.
moxibustion, cupping, herbs, exercises, life-style advice) |
| 5) Practitioner background |
5a) Duration of relevant training 5b) Length of clinical experience 5c) Expertise in specific condition |
| 6) Control
intervention(s) |
6a) Intended effect of control intervention and its appropriateness to
research question and, if appropriate, blinding of participants (e.g. active comparison,
minimally active penetrating or non-penetrating sham, inert) 6c) Details of control intervention (precise description, as for Item 2 above, and other items if different) 6d) Sources that justify choice of control |