Systematic review on conflict of interest and conclusion in research field of complementary and alternative medicine in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 26460616
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Masuyama Shoko 森ノ宮医療大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (10454688)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山下 仁 森ノ宮医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10248750)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 代替医療 / 利益相反 / 投稿規定 / 研究倫理 / 鍼灸 / 臨床研究 / 臨床試験 / 東洋医学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to know the present status of handling COI and related issues on research ethics in the field of complementary and alternative medicine research in Japan, the relevant literature was assessed. As of March 2017, of the 15 academic societies, 20% required COI statement sheet, 40% COI disclosure in manuscript, 27% clinical trial register, 60% ethics committee approval, and 53% informed consent. Only 13% of the societies had satisfied above five conditions. Regarding abstracts of the latest international conference on acupuncture, only few stated ethics committee approval and COI disclosure.
It was therefore suggested that complementary and alternative medicine research in Japan have room for improvement of management and adherence regarding research ethics.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 日本の鍼灸研究の変移－20世紀後半と21世紀初頭の概況の比較－. (2016)
  • Author(s): 山下仁, 増山祥子.
  • Journal Title: 社会鍼灸学研究. Volume: 10 Pages: 20-25
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Policies on research ethics and conflict of interest in acupuncture journals in Japan: A survey on description of instructions to authors (2017)
  • Author(s): Masuyama S, Yamashita H.
  • Organizer: The society for Acupuncture Research Conference 2017
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2017-04-27
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Analysis of abstracts submitted to WFAS Tokyo/Tsukuba 2016. (2016)
  • Author(s): Wakayama I, Ishizaki N, Saito M, Tsuru H, Fukazawa Y, Masuyama S, Yamashita H
  • Organizer: International Conference of World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Tokyo/Tsukuba 2016
  • Place of Presentation: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-05
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 鍼灸学術雑誌の規程における研究倫理と利益相反に関する調査 (2016)
  • Author(s): 増山祥子, 山下仁.
  • Organizer: 第65回全日本鍼灸学会学術大会北海道大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌市, 札幌コンベンションセンター
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-10
• [Presentation] Quality of randomized controlled trials on acpuncture conducted in Japan - Evaluation using Cochrane risk of bias tool -. (2016)
  • Author(s): Masuyama S, Yamashita H.
  • Organizer: The 18th International Congress of Oriental Medicine 2016
  • Place of Presentation: Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2016-04-15
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 日本の鍼のランダム化比較試験の質 -Cochrane Risk of Biasによる評価- (2015)
  • Author(s): 増山祥子, 山下仁
  • Organizer: エビデンスに基づく統合医療研究会
  • Place of Presentation: リーがロイヤルNBC
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-01
• [Presentation] 日本の鍼のランダム化比較試験：2014年までのレビュー (2015)
  • Author(s): 増山祥子, 山下仁
  • Organizer: 全日本鍼灸学会学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: ビッグパレットふくしま
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-22