Do acupuncture trials have lower risk of bias over the last five decades? A methodological study of 4 715 randomized controlled trials.

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the change of the risk of bias (RoB) of acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the past five decades.<h4>Methods</h4>Multiple databases were searched. We included RCTs identified from systematic reviews (SRs) on acupuncture. General c...

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Main Authors: Youlin Long, Rui Chen, Qiong Guo, Shanxia Luo, Jin Huang, Liang Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234491