A systematic review of the quality of homeopathic clinical trials

Table 2 Characteristics of the Clinical Trials in Homeopathy by Systematic Review

Descriptive Data	Number	Percent
Controlled trials found	186	- -
Trials included in study	59	32
Peer-reviewed publications	47	80
Proceedings or theses	12	20
Number of journals	22
No funding support indicated	50	85
Funded by private foundation	7	12
Subjects
Gender stated	30	54
Race and ethnicity stated	0	0
United States Subjects	1	2
Sample size < 100	40	68
Design
Placebo controlled	23	40
Randomized	30	51
Sampling frame not stated	49	83
Failed to consider confounders	51	86
Measurement
Reliability reported	0	0
Number screened reported	2	3
Drop out rate reported	21	36
Average drop out rate	- -	17
Outcomes
Number	229	100
Descriptive only	62	27
Improvement from treatment	73	32
No effect from treatment	90	39
Worse from treatment	4	2

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