Assessment of Registration Information on Methodological Design of Acupuncture RCTs: A Review of 453 Registration Records Retrieved from WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
Table 1
Types of diseases.
Types of diseases (common ICD-10*)
Number (%) of
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not classified elsewhere
84 (18.5)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
65 (14.3)
Mental and behavioural disorders
48 (10.6)
Diseases of the genitourinary system
37 (8.2)
Diseases of the nervous system
38 (8.4)
Diseases of the digestive system
32 (7.1)
Diseases of the circulatory system
30 (6.6)
Neoplasms
22 (4.9)
Diseases of the respiratory system
24 (5.3)
Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
16 (3.5)
Infectious and parasitic diseases
12 (2.6)
Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes
13 (2.9)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases
8 (1.8)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
8 (1.8)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
3 (0.7)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
2 (0.4)
Not specified or healthy people
11 (2.4)
Common ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases 10.
