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CARE extension guideline for acupuncture case reports.

Yuting Duan1,2, Zhirui Xu3,2, Yongqi Zhang4

  • 1The Affliated Guangzhou Hospital of TCM of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China duanyt@gzhmu.edu.cn yul@gzhmu.edu.cn drmslee@gmail.com.

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A new reporting guideline, CARE for acupuncture, was developed to improve acupuncture case report documentation. This comprehensive checklist enhances transparency and accuracy in reporting acupuncture research.

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Area of Science:

  • Integrative and Complementary Medicine
  • Medical Reporting Standards

Background:

  • Existing reporting checklists are insufficient for detailed acupuncture case reports.
  • There is a need for a specialized guideline to improve the quality of acupuncture case report documentation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a comprehensive reporting guideline for acupuncture case reports.
  • To enhance the transparency, completeness, and accuracy of acupuncture case report publications.

Main Methods:

  • The guideline was developed based on the CAse REport (CARE) statement and Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) network methodology.
  • A multidisciplinary expert group drafted the initial checklist, refined through literature review, expert interviews, and three rounds of modified Delphi surveys with 38 experts.

Main Results:

  • The final CARE for acupuncture checklist consists of 30 items.
  • The guideline was developed using rigorous methodology involving international experts from diverse disciplines.

Conclusions:

  • CARE for acupuncture provides a comprehensive and rigorously developed reporting guideline specifically for acupuncture case reports.
  • This guideline aims to assist authors, editors, peer reviewers, and readers in improving the reporting of acupuncture case studies.