PRISMA for Acupuncture

The PRISMA extension for acupuncture was published in 2019. The checklist includes five new sub-items (including sub items) and six modified items to be used when conducting systematic reviews of acupuncture interventions.

Key documents

  • Checklist: PDF | Word

  • Statement / Explanatory paper: Wang X, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yao L, Estill J, Bian Z, et al. Reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of acupuncture: the PRISMA for acupuncture checklist. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019;19(1):208. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2624-3