Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of primary hypertension: a methodology overview of systematic reviews

Ref ID 562
First Author Z. Xinke
Journal SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072301/pdf/13643_2016_Article_353.pdf
Keywords • Complimentary & Alternative
• Risk of bias
• Disclosure
• Low methodological quality
• Low reporting quality
• Publication bias
• Grey literature
• Protocols
Problem(s) • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
• Flawed risk of bias undertaken
• Poor consideration of publication bias
• Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing
• No registered or published protocol
• Grey literature excluded
• Search strategy not provided
• Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently
Number of systematic reviews included 12
Summary of Findings Low AMSTAR quality was found across several domains including No registered or published protocol; Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing; Grey literature excluded; Search strategy not provided; Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently; Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality; Flawed risk of bias undertaken; Poor consideration of publication bias
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes