{
  "abstract": "Existing reporting checklists lack the specificity and comprehensiveness required to effectively guide the documentation of acupuncture case reports. Therefore, we developed a reporting guideline tailored specifically for acupuncture case reports, building upon the CAse REport (CARE) statement. A multidisciplinary group of international experts including clinicians, researchers and methodologists was convened to draft the initial checklist in accordance with the methodology recommended by the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) network. Through an extensive literature review and a series of expert interviews, the final CARE for acupuncture checklist comprised of 30 items. 38 experts from diverse disciplines participated in three rounds of modified Delphi surveys to refine and clarify these items. CARE for acupuncture is a comprehensive reporting guideline focused on acupuncture case reports developed with rigorous methodology. We hope that CARE for acupuncture will further guide authors, editors, peer reviewers and readers to enhance the transparency, completeness and accuracy of reporting of case reports in acupuncture.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Affliated Guangzhou Hospital of TCM of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China",
        "The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yuting Duan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Affliated Guangzhou Hospital of TCM of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China",
        "The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Zhirui Xu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yongqi Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Shujuan Liu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Juexuan Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Health Data Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yaolong Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Nenggui Xu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Chunzhi Tang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute Of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China"
      ],
      "name": "Peijing Rong"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Liming Lu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yu Wang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Ye-Seul Lee"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Tae-Hun Kim"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of New Mexico Medical School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA"
      ],
      "name": "David S Riley"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Affliated Guangzhou Hospital of TCM of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China",
        "The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Lin Shi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Daejeon, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Myeong Soo Lee"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Affliated Guangzhou Hospital of TCM of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China",
        "The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China"
      ],
      "name": "Lin Yu"
    }
  ],
  "title": "CARE extension guideline for acupuncture case reports",
  "uid": "29f2b563-39f2-5c27-a666-e48d7fba3b85"
}