• 1. Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2.Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Chengdu 610041, China; 3. Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Lanzhou City, Lanzhou 730000, China; 4.Transplantation Immunity Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
YANG Kehu, Email: yangkh2006@163.com
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Objective  To evaluate the methodological and reporting qualities of randomize controlled trials involving MTC (microwave tissue coagulation) therapy for cervical erosion.
Methods  Through computer and handsearch, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and/or quasi-randomized controlled trials (quasi-RCTs) were collected. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using quality assessment criteria of Cochrane systematic review guideline, and the reporting quality was assessed using the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) checklist.
Results  Eleven clinical controlled trials (CCTs) were included. Three were RCTs and eight were quasi-RCTs. The methodological and reporting qualitiy of the included studies was generally low (10 trials ranked Level C, and the maximum CONSORT score was only 17).
Conclusions  The quality of the CCTs involving microwave therapy for cervical erosion is generally low with a high risk of biases. And the reporting of these trials is also incomplete. Therefore, more randomized controlled trials of high quality are required to provide reliable evidence.

Citation: LIU Yali,YANG Kehu,WU Taixiang,ZHANG Peizhen,TIAN Jinhui,MA Bin,TAN Jiying. Quality Evaluation of Randomize Controlled Trials Involving Microwave Therapy for Cervical Erosion. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2006, 06(10): 768-774. doi: Copy