Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, 1025 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, 1025 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
Biomed Eng Online. 2020 Feb 18;19(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12938-020-0753-z.
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the best method to determine causal effects for treatments if they are well done and well reported. Good evidence about proposed treatments for obesity is needed, and Hsieh et al. (Biomed Eng Online 17:149, 2018) are to be commended for putting moxibustion to the test. However, careful evaluation of the paper reveals inconsistencies and apparent reporting errors, which raise doubts about conclusions from the study.
随机对照试验(RCTs)是确定治疗方法因果效应的最佳方法,如果它们做得好且报告得好。需要有关于肥胖症治疗方法的良好证据,Hsieh 等人(Biomed Eng Online 17:149, 2018)对艾灸进行测试值得称赞。然而,仔细评估该论文发现存在不一致和明显的报告错误,这对研究结论提出了质疑。