In order to improve the reporting quality of randomized controlled studies on acupuncture treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis, a search was conducted on CNKI, Wanfang database, VIP, and PubMed databases for randomized controlled studies on acupuncture treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis. The search period was from January 2016 to present. Evaluate the quality of reports included in the literature using the CONSORT statement and the sub items in the STRICTA standard. A total of 290 randomized controlled studies were included in this article. Among them, 18 articles (82.8%) reported random sequence generation methods, and 12 articles (55.5%) reported allocation concealment. There is no literature that provides a detailed description of the experimental design, and 22 articles (100%) reported baseline data in accordance with the requirements of CONSORT. In the description of intervention measures, all included studies did not describe the reasons for the selection of acupuncture methods or the background of therapists. From this, it can be concluded that although the number of randomized controlled studies on acupuncture treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis is increasing, the quality of most clinical research reports is poor. Evaluation results based on the CONSORT statement show that most literature has not standardized reporting on sample size, randomization, blinding, allocation concealment, adverse events, etc. as required; The evaluation results based on the STRICTA standard showed that most literature did not provide standardized reports on treatment plan basis, treatment details, other methods, physician background, and the rationality of the control group as required. This indicates that most researchers have failed to attach importance to the standardized reporting of clinical research. Future researchers should pay attention to the design of research protocol details and strictly follow international reporting standards for reporting.

Xia Qiang, Yanran Liu, Nan He, Xinrong Guo, Weigang Wang. Evaluation on quality of clinical trials reports about treating acute peripheral facial palsy with acupuncture by using CONSORT and STRICTA. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 7: 108-114. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2023.050717.

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