• 1. Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, P. R. China;
  • 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton L8N 1Y3, Canada;
  • 3. Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, P. R. China;
  • 4. University of Liverpool, Liverpool L693GL, UK;
SHANG Hongcai, Email: shanghongcai@foxmail.com
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High-quality randomized controlled trials can balance between-group confounding factors and are an important source of comprehensive information on benefits and harms. The CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) working group released the CONSORT Harms 2022 statement to further improve the harm reporting quality in randomized controlled trials. Traditional Chinese medicine formulas have unique characteristics such as compatibility taboos and using toxic herbs. The harms of traditional Chinese medicine formulas need to be reported in a standard. This study suggests that researchers should pay attention to enhancing the professional competence of research teams, developing suitable standards for reporting the harm of traditional Chinese medicine formulas in randomized controlled trials, and incorporating relevant guidelines into journal publication requirements. These efforts are essential for laying the necessary groundwork for the global dissemination and promotion of traditional Chinese medicine.

Citation: ZHENG Rui, WANG Shuangqiu, CHEN Zhuo, WAN Siqi, QIU Ruijin, SHANG Hongcai. Enlightenment of CONSORT harms 2022 on the harm reporting of Chinese herbal medicine formulas. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2024, 24(5): 617-620. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202312023 Copy

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