Table 2 Safety Reporting: Qualitative measures
| Â | Clinical Adverse Events, No. (%) | Discontinuations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Adequate | Partially adequate | Inadequate | No harms reported | Total reported | Due to adverse events | Reporting adverse events when reporting discontinuations |
Acupuncture, n = 74 | 8 (11) | 12 (16) | 46 (61) | 9 (12) | 57 (76) | 45 (60) | 45/57 |
Chinese herbal Medicine, n = 46 | 10 (22) | 5 (11) | 23 (50) | 8 (17) | 32 (70) | 31 (67) | 31/32 |
Chiropractic, n = 6 | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 5 (83) | 5 (83) | 5/5 |
Coenzyme Q-10, n = 8 | 1 (13) | - | 4 (50) | 3 (38) | 7 (88) | 4 (50) | 4/7 |
Combination herbal products, n = 11 | 3 (27) | - | 6 (55) | 2 (18) | 9 (82) | 8 (73) | 8/9 |
Fish oil/Omega 3, n = 29 | 3 (10) | 3 (10) | 19 (66) | 4 (14) | 27 (93) | 15 (52) | 15/27 |
Flax Seed, n = 6 | 2 (33) | - | 4 (67) | - | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 3/4 |
Garlic supplements, n = 2 | - | - | 2 (100) | - | 2 (100) | - | 0/2 |
Gingko Biloba, n = 4 | 2 (50) | - | - | 2 (50) | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 3/4 |
Ginseng, n = 6 | 2 (33) | - | 4 (67) | - | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 5/6 |
Glucosamine, n = 3 | - | - | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 1/2 |
Massage, n = 1 | - | - | 1 (100) | - | - | - | - |
Traditional medicine, n = 8 | 3 (38) | 3 (38) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | 7 (88) | 4 (50) | 4/7 |
Total (n = 205) | 36 (18) | 24 (12) | 114 (56) | 31 (15) | 162 (79) | 124 (60) | 124/162 |