The Cochrane Collaboration, Medline and Acupuncture in Medicine

Adrian White

doi:10.1136/aim.13.2.66

White, Adrian

1995-11-01 00:00:00

The Medline Cochrane Collaboration, Acupuncture in Medicine and (RCT) The randomised was first RCT5 will controlled trial benefit of rhe doubt: definitive be tagged in 1948 is possible RCTS, which it is described and now established as the as such, and about "golcl whether is unclear in a standard" br deciding one treatment difficuJt to be certain the text or {e.9. "controlled is better than anothet or befter than no treatment at foreign language), will be tagged as "evidence-based all, as the basis oI health-care". clinical trials". It will be the responsibility of the groups The RCT is not without flaws but is the best method individual review to decide whether to include trial not. curently available. each or Pur, l_a'er. , health+are require The individual team performing hand-search and onrumer5 ol or the will responsible for continuing monrtor trials to be reviewed by experts and their also be to journal fut!re issues for further which conclusions made readily available. The Cochrane of the afticles journal meet Authors Collaboration is a voluntary, world-wide organisa- the criteria. and editors are providers, use tion of health-care consumers and therefore encouraged to the specific term "tandomised producin8 in scientists who have the common aim of controlled trial" the title or abstract in help process. systematic reviews of RCTS and disseminating them- order to this The has registered In order to achieve the highest standard of accuracy, author of this article become reviewers need access to all the RCTs which have with the Baltimore Cochrane Centre to hancl-search "Acupuncture performed been world wide. in Medicine", which will be done progressively There are many RCTS which are not cited in over the next two months. lt is hoped published Medline, either because they are in that more controlled trials will be submitted to this journals which are not indexed, or because they are in future, in the knowledge that they will be Journal "grey" literature: unpublished trials sitting around on listed on Medline and accessible to a world wide presented published shelves, only orally, or in readershrp. proceedings conference etc. The Cochrane Collaboration is making a major effort to identify alJ Adrian White MA BM BCh published RCTs and make them accessible to Research Fellow reviewers by establishing a register. This is the Centre for Complementary Health Studies and responsibility of the Baltimor€ Cochrane Centre PostEraduate Medical School, University of Exeter ,4'NT (UK) which has close links with the National Library of 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 produced. Medicine, where Medline is The Bahimore Cochrane Centre is recruiting editors, THE BRITISH M EDICAL ACU PUNCTU RE 5OC]Ery members of Cochrane Review Croups, and other was formed in 1980 as an a$ociation of journals volunteers to hand-search for RCTS in a practitionen medica interested in acup!ncture. Ihere are nowover 1300 systematic niannet so that the references and hospit.l memberswho use acupuncture in abstracts can be entered into the Register of RCTS general pradke. Additionally there are or and onto Medline. This recruitment started fol sections for dentists and veterinary acupuncture in April i995 as part of the tormation of a Cochrane field" of complementary medicine. The society is a registered charity with the alm of practical An afticle will be included in the register if: promoting the medkaluse ofacupuncture, Tothis end, are aranged for doctots teaching <ouues on medical aclpunctlre 1. the individuals followed in the trial were assigned to disseminate an understanding and appreciatlon ofacupuncture prospectively (or to one of two more) forms of within the medlcaLprolession andto encourage its use. health-care using either random allocation, or some The society s admi.istrative officer is available to deal wlth any quasi-random (such method of allocation as enquiries lnc udlng those regarding memberehlp, cou6er of alternation, date of birth, or case record number), or tuition, text books, scientific meetings andthi5.Journal. 2, one or more outcomes were assessed using Please address allenquiries ta: double blinding, or The British Medi<at A<upuncture societ patients 3. it is a crossover trial in which have been Newton House, Nelvto. lan€ Lower Whitley, Warrington assigned to the first intervention using random or quasi random allocation. felt O192a 7tO727 Fax:01925 730492 given The policy is that bofderline trials will be the pun vol t3 No.2 Acu ctu.e i n Med i c i n e Nov 1995

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$The Medline Cochrane Collaboration, Acupuncture in Medicine and (RCT) The randomised was first RCT5 will controlled trial benefit of rhe doubt: definitive be tagged in 1948 is possible RCTS, which it is described and now established as the as such, and about "golcl whether is unclear in a standard" br deciding one treatment difficuJt to be certain the text or {e.9. "controlled is better than anothet or befter than no treatment at foreign language), will be tagged as "evidence-based all, as the basis oI health-care". clinical trials". It will be the responsibility of the groups The RCT is not without flaws but is the best method individual review to decide whether to include trial not. curently available. each or Pur, l_a'er. , health+are require The individual team performing hand-search and onrumer5 ol or the will responsible for continuing monrtor trials to be reviewed by experts and their also be to journal fut!re issues for further which conclusions made readily available. The Cochrane of the afticles journal meet Authors Collaboration is a voluntary, world-wide organisa- the criteria. and editors are providers, use tion of health-care consumers and therefore encouraged to the specific term "tandomised producin8 in scientists who have the common aim of controlled trial" the title or abstract in help process. systematic reviews of RCTS and disseminating them- order to this The has registered In order to achieve the highest standard of accuracy, author of this article become reviewers need access to all the RCTs which have with the Baltimore Cochrane Centre to hancl-search "Acupuncture performed been world wide. in Medicine", which will be done progressively There are many RCTS which are not cited in over the next two months. lt is hoped published Medline, either because they are in that more controlled trials will be submitted to this journals which are not indexed, or because they are in future, in the knowledge that they will be Journal "grey" literature: unpublished trials sitting around on listed on Medline and accessible to a world wide presented published shelves, only orally, or in readershrp. proceedings conference etc. The Cochrane Collaboration is making a major effort to identify alJ Adrian White MA BM BCh published RCTs and make them accessible to Research Fellow reviewers by establishing a register. This is the Centre for Complementary Health Studies and responsibility of the Baltimor€ Cochrane Centre PostEraduate Medical School, University of Exeter ,4'NT (UK) which has close links with the National Library of 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 produced. Medicine, where Medline is The Bahimore Cochrane Centre is recruiting editors, THE BRITISH M EDICAL ACU PUNCTU RE 5OC]Ery members of Cochrane Review Croups, and other was formed in 1980 as an a$ociation of journals volunteers to hand-search for RCTS in a practitionen medica interested in acup!ncture. Ihere are nowover 1300 systematic niannet so that the references and hospit.l memberswho use acupuncture in abstracts can be entered into the Register of RCTS general pradke. Additionally there are or and onto Medline. This recruitment started fol sections for dentists and veterinary acupuncture in April i995 as part of the tormation of a Cochrane field" of complementary medicine. The society is a registered charity with the alm of practical An afticle will be included in the register if: promoting the medkaluse ofacupuncture, Tothis end, are aranged for doctots teaching <ouues on medical aclpunctlre 1. the individuals followed in the trial were assigned to disseminate an understanding and appreciatlon ofacupuncture prospectively (or to one of two more) forms of within the medlcaLprolession andto encourage its use. health-care using either random allocation, or some The society s admi.istrative officer is available to deal wlth any quasi-random (such method of allocation as enquiries lnc udlng those regarding memberehlp, cou6er of alternation, date of birth, or case record number), or tuition, text books, scientific meetings andthi5.Journal. 2, one or more outcomes were assessed using Please address allenquiries ta: double blinding, or The British Medi<at A<upuncture societ patients 3. it is a crossover trial in which have been Newton House, Nelvto. lan€ Lower Whitley, Warrington assigned to the first intervention using random or quasi random allocation. felt O192a 7tO727 Fax:01925 730492 given The policy is that bofderline trials will be the pun vol t3 No.2 Acu ctu.e i n Med i c i n e Nov 1995$

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