Evaluation of the quality of randomized controlled trials on exercise for cervical radiculopathy

• Main Authors: Long Liang, Jie Yu, Min-Shan Feng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2019-07-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: cervical radiculopathy; exercise; randomized controlled trials; quality evaluation; consort statement
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/201913/14.pdf

Objective: To review and evaluate the quality of the randomized controlled trials of exercise for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy with the present internationally recognized CONSORT statement, which provides reference and basis for the improvement of clinical research on exercise for intervening cervical radiculopathy in the future. Methods: A computer-based search of large domestic databases, including CNKI, Wanfang database and VIP database screened out literature that meet the requirements and used CONSORT statement for quality assessment. Results: According to the prescribed inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 articles were retrieved in accordance with the standard. No literature was referred to the randomized controlled trial, 2 documents clearly defined the type of test design, 1 documents carried out the calculation of sample size, 13 documents clearly randomly assigned, 1 literature implemented the blind method, in the 7 literature, baseline information was shown in tabular form, and no reference was made to trial registration, trial protocol and funding. Conclusion: There are some aspects of randomized controlled trials on exercise for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. However, there are some aspects that need to be improved. In the future randomized controlled trial report, the CONSORT statement should be highly valued and carefully considered to improve the accuracy and credibility of the research.