Ruud Groeneweg1, Sidney M Rubinstein2, Rob A B Oostendorp3, Raymond W J G Ostelo4, Maurits W van Tulder4. 1. Department of Health Sciences & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Avansplus, University for Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.groeneweg@vu.nl. 2. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Manual Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. 4. Department of Health Sciences & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the Consensus on Interventions Reporting Criteria List for Spinal Manipulative Therapy (CIRCLe SMT) study was to develop a criteria list for reporting spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). METHODS: A Delphi procedure was conducted from September 2011 to April 2013 and consisted of international experts in the field of SMT. The authors formed a steering committee and invited participants, selected initial items, structured the comments of the participants after each Delphi round, and formulated the feedback. To ensure content validity, a large number of international experts from different SMT-related disciplines were invited to participate. A workshop was organized following the consensus phase, and it was used to discuss and refine the wording of the items. RESULTS: In total, 123 experts from 18 countries participated. These experts included clinicians (70%), researchers (93%), and academics working in the area of SMT (27%), as well as journal editors (14%). (Note: The total is more than 100% because most participants reported 2 jobs.) Three Delphi rounds were necessary to reach a consensus. The criteria list comprised 24 items under 5 domains, including (1) rationale of the therapy, (2) description of the intervention, (3) SMT techniques, (4) additional intervention/techniques, and (5) quantitative data. CONCLUSIONS: A valid criteria list was constructed with the aim of promoting consistency in reporting SMT intervention in scientific publications.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the Consensus on Interventions Reporting Criteria List for Spinal Manipulative Therapy (CIRCLe SMT) study was to develop a criteria list for reporting spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). METHODS: A Delphi procedure was conducted from September 2011 to April 2013 and consisted of international experts in the field of SMT. The authors formed a steering committee and invited participants, selected initial items, structured the comments of the participants after each Delphi round, and formulated the feedback. To ensure content validity, a large number of international experts from different SMT-related disciplines were invited to participate. A workshop was organized following the consensus phase, and it was used to discuss and refine the wording of the items. RESULTS: In total, 123 experts from 18 countries participated. These experts included clinicians (70%), researchers (93%), and academics working in the area of SMT (27%), as well as journal editors (14%). (Note: The total is more than 100% because most participants reported 2 jobs.) Three Delphi rounds were necessary to reach a consensus. The criteria list comprised 24 items under 5 domains, including (1) rationale of the therapy, (2) description of the intervention, (3) SMT techniques, (4) additional intervention/techniques, and (5) quantitative data. CONCLUSIONS: A valid criteria list was constructed with the aim of promoting consistency in reporting SMT intervention in scientific publications.
Authors: Wouter Schuller; Raymond W J G Ostelo; Daphne C Rohrich; Adri T Apeldoorn; Henrica C W de Vet Journal: BMC Musculoskelet Disord Date: 2017-12-06 Impact factor: 2.362