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| | | Hammes et al., 2014 [38] | Baccetti et al., 2014 [39] | Hachul et al., 2013 [35] | Painovich et al., 2012 [30] | Kung et al., 2011 [36] | Borud et al., 2009 [40] | Avis et al., 2008 [32] | Huang et al., 2006 [31] | Hu, 2005 [37] | Cohen et al., 2003 [33] | Bijak, 2009 [29] | Reporting rate per subitem | Omission rate per subitem |
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() Acupuncture rationale | (1a) Style of acupuncture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| (1b) Reasoning for treatment provided | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| (1c) Extent to which treatment was varied | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | 100.0% | 0.0% |
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| () Detail of needling | (2a) Number of needle insertions per subject per session | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 72.7% | 27.3% |
| (2b) Names or location of points used | Yes | Partially | No | Yes | Yes | No | Partially | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 63.6% | 18.2% |
| (2c) Depth of insertion | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 18.2% | 81.8% |
| (2d) Response sought | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | 36.4% | 63.6% |
| (2e) Needle stimulation | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Partially | No | No | No | No | Yes | 36.4% | 54.5% |
| (2f) Needle retention time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| (2g) Needle type | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 45.5% | 54.5% |
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() Treatment regimen | (3a) Number of treatment sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| (3b) Frequency and duration of treatment sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100.0% | 0.0% |
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() Other components of treatment | (4a) Details of other interventions administered to the acupuncture group | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 27.3% | 72.7% |
| (4b) Setting and context of treatment, including instructions to practitioners, and information and explanations to patients | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 45.5% | 54.5% |
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| () Practitioner background | (5a) Description of participating acupuncturists | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | 45.5% | 54.5% |
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| () Control or comparator interventions | (6a) Rationale for the control or comparator in the context of the research question | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| (6b) Precise description of the control or comparator | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | 87.5% | 12.5% |
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Reporting rate per article | 71.4% | 76.5% | 47.1% | 76.5% | 47.1% | 64.7% | 82.4% | 58.8% | 42.9% | 58.8% | 57.1% | | |
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Average reporting rate among articles | 62.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Omission rate per article | 28.6% | 17.6% | 52.9% | 23.5% | 52.9% | 29.4% | 11.8% | 41.2% | 57.1% | 35.3% | 42.9% | | |
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Average omission rate among articles | 35.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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