How is the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for acupuncture treatment of post-stroke aphasia? A report quality assessment

Chenyang Qin; Shizhe Deng; Boxuan Li; Weiming Zhu; Chaoda Liu; Hailun Jiang; Bifang Zhuo; Menglong Zhang; Yuanhao Lyu; Junjie Chen; Shihao Chi; Beidi Cao; Xinming Yang; Zhihong Meng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308704

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How is the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for acupuncture treatment of post-stroke aphasia? A report quality assessment

Chenyang Qin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chenyang Qin, Shizhe Deng

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Shizhe Deng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chenyang Qin, Shizhe Deng

Roles Supervision

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Boxuan Li,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Weiming Zhu,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Chaoda Liu,

Roles Visualization

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Hailun Jiang,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Bifang Zhuo,

Roles Visualization

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Menglong Zhang,

Roles Visualization

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Yuanhao Lyu,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Junjie Chen,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Shihao Chi,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Beidi Cao,

Roles Validation

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Xinming Yang,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Zhihong Meng

Roles Investigation, Supervision

* E-mail: profmengzhihong@163.com

Affiliation National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1397-3138

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How is the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for acupuncture treatment of post-stroke aphasia? A report quality assessment

Chenyang Qin,
Shizhe Deng,
Boxuan Li,
Weiming Zhu,
Chaoda Liu,
Hailun Jiang,
Bifang Zhuo,
Menglong Zhang,
Yuanhao Lyu,
Junjie Chen

Published: October 25, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308704

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