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The Greater Value of the CONSORT Statement Guidelines: Guideposts for Designing and Reporting all TMB Research
1Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
|February 23, 2013
Summary
The CONSORT Statement guidelines enhance research reporting for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and nonpharmacologic interventions like therapeutic massage and bodywork (TMB). These standards improve TMB research design and publication quality.
Area of Science:
- Medical research methodology
- Complementary and alternative medicine
Background:
- The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB) endorses CONSORT Statement guidelines for reporting randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
- These guidelines offer valuable insights applicable beyond RCTs to broader research reporting and design.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the relevance of CONSORT Statement guidelines and its extension for nonpharmacologic interventions to therapeutic massage and bodywork (TMB) research.
- To advocate for the adoption of these reporting standards in TMB research manuscripts and study design.
Main Methods:
- Review of the CONSORT Statement guidelines and its extension for nonpharmacologic interventions.
- Analysis of the applicability of these guidelines to therapeutic massage and bodywork (TMB) research.
Main Results:
- CONSORT guidelines are broadly applicable to all research reporting and design, not exclusively RCTs.
- An extension of the CONSORT Statement specifically addresses nonpharmacologic interventions, including TMB.
- The principles within the CONSORT Statement are valuable for improving the quality of TMB research and publications.
Conclusions:
- The CONSORT Statement and its extension are crucial for enhancing the reporting and design of TMB research.
- Adherence to these guidelines will improve the rigor and transparency of TMB studies published in journals like IJTMB.
- The guidelines can serve as a checklist for developing robust TMB research protocols.
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