Reporting data on homeopathic treatments (RedHot): a supplement to CONSORT

Abstract

When homeopathy is tested in clinical trials, understanding and appraisal is likely to be improved if published reports contain details of prescribing strategies and treatments. An international Delphi panel was convened to develop consensus guidelines for reporting homeopathic methods and treatments. The panel agreed 28 treatment- and provider-specific items that supplement the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement items 2, 3, 4 and 19. The authors recommend these for adoption by authors and journals when reporting trials of homeopathy.

☆ This paper was jointly submitted to Forschende Komplementärmedizin/Research in Complementary Medicine, JACM and Homeopathy, and is published in these journals in parallel. A German translation of this paper is accessible at www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000097073.

Keywords

homeopathy - international cooperation - publishing/standards - quality control - randomized controlled trials/standards - reproducibility of results - research design/standards

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