Effectiveness guidance document (EGD) for acupuncture research - a consensus document for conducting trials
Affiliation
Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, GermanyCenter for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Patient stakeholder
Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, USA
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Research Department, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon, USA
International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture, Southwest Acupuncture College, Santa Fe, USA
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
The Institute for Integrative Health, Community programs, Baltimore, USAIntegrative Medicine, University of New Mexico Medical School, Albuquerque, USADalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCenter for Medical Technology Policy, Baltimore, Maryland, USAKaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Hospitals, Quality and Care Delivery Excellence, Oakland, USA
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2012Metadata
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Witt et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012, 12:148 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/148Rights
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BACKGROUND:There is a need for more Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) to strengthen the evidence base for clinical and policy decision-making. Effectiveness Guidance Documents (EGD) are targeted to clinical researchers. The aim of this EGD is to provide specific recommendations for the design of prospective acupuncture studies to support optimal use of resources for generating evidence that will inform stakeholder decision-making.METHODS:Document development based on multiple systematic consensus procedures (written Delphi rounds, interactive consensus workshop, international expert review). To balance aspects of internal and external validity, multiple stakeholders including patients, clinicians and payers were involved.RESULTS:Recommendations focused mainly on randomized studies and were developed for the following areas: overall research strategy, treatment protocol, expertise and setting, outcomes, study design and statistical analyses, economic evaluation, and publication.CONCLUSION:The present EGD, based on an international consensus developed with multiple stakeholder involvement, provides the first systematic methodological guidance for future CER on acupuncture.EISSN
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