Abstract
The literature regarding clinical research of acupuncture for depression published in Wanfang database, VIP database, CNKI database and PubMed from January of 2004 to March of 2005 was collected, and the quality of randomized controlled trial (RCT) that met the inclusive criteria was evaluated with Jadad. The research designs (research objective, intervention, effect assessment) were compared and analyzed by using the 2010 version of Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). As a result, a total of 57 articles were included in the comparative study, 46 of which were RCTs (36 articles were published in China core journals, 6 articles written by China were published in foreign countries, and 4 articles were foreign researches). It was found the literature of Chinese researches attached great importance to the syndrome differentiation of acupuncture, and various types of acupuncture intervention and biological effect indicators were applied; the literature of foreign researches presented advantages on RCT quality, and the baseline evaluation and effect evaluation systems were more comprehensive, in addition, more attention was paid to quantitative design of clinical parameters. It was concluded the differences between Chinese and foreign clinical research of acupuncture for depression were unfavorable for the evidence-based research, and the overall quality of researches was in need of improvement. It was recommended the future researchers should be designed and reported in accord with unified criteria, and the registration of acupuncture clinical trial should be valued, which could promote the integration of research results and improve the overall researches level. In this process, the research model of real world might be introduced to stimulate new development trends of acupuncture clinical research.
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