Table of Contents for Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies. List of articles from both the latest and EarlyView issues. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20427166?af=R Wiley: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies: Table of Contents Wiley en-US Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/journal-banners/20427166.jpg https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20427166?af=R Abstract Background Homeopathy is gaining popularity globally, despite a lack of convincing evidence of its efficacy. For example, a 2015 review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) found no discernible convincing effects beyond placebo. However, a concern was that publication bias and outcome reporting bias could have influenced the results of the included systematic reviews. Objectives To study (i) the rates of non‐publication and (ii) rates and types of alteration of planned outcomes of homeopathy studies registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. Methods We searched ClinicalTrials.gov for all homeopathy trials completed more than 2 years ago. We then checked the trial's publication status by examining the publication field in ClinicalTrials.gov, searching PubMed and finally Google Scholar. We also checked whether the registered primary outcome matched the published primary outcome. Results We found 35 registered homeopathy trials, from 11 countries, completed at least 2 years ago. Of these 35, we found 16 (46%) publications in MEDLINE and Google Scholar. In four (of 16), the primary outcome measures had been switched or modified. Conclusions Of all homeopathy trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, only 46% appear to have published within 2 years of completion, of which a quarter altered their primary endpoint. Further research is warranted on the nature and reasons for non‐publication. Elizabeth T Thomas, Justin Clark, Paul Glasziou https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12278?af=R <h2>Abstract</h2> <h2>Background</h2> <p>Homeopathy is gaining popularity globally, despite a lack of convincing evidence of its efficacy. For example, a 2015 review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) found no discernible convincing effects beyond placebo. However, a concern was that publication bias and outcome reporting bias could have influenced the results of the included systematic reviews.</p> <h2>Objectives</h2> <p>To study (i) the rates of non‐publication and (ii) rates and types of alteration of planned outcomes of homeopathy studies registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.</p> <h2>Methods</h2> <p>We searched ClinicalTrials.gov for all homeopathy trials completed more than 2 years ago. We then checked the trial's publication status by examining the publication field in ClinicalTrials.gov, searching PubMed and finally Google Scholar. We also checked whether the registered primary outcome matched the published primary outcome.</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>We found 35 registered homeopathy trials, from 11 countries, completed at least 2 years ago. Of these 35, we found 16 (46%) publications in MEDLINE and Google Scholar. In four (of 16), the primary outcome measures had been switched or modified.</p> <h2>Conclusions</h2> <p>Of all homeopathy trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, only 46% appear to have published within 2 years of completion, of which a quarter altered their primary endpoint. Further research is warranted on the nature and reasons for non‐publication.</p> Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 127-133, December 2016. Publication and outcome reporting of homeopathy trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov doi:10.1111/fct.12278 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12278 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12278?af=R Original Article S Chrubasik‐Hausmann https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12282?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 166-167, December 2016. Ramulus mori (mulberry twig) alkaloids vs. acarbose for type 2 diabetes doi:10.1111/fct.12282 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12282 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12282?af=R Summaries and Commentaries Y Clement https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12272?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 162-163, December 2016. Limited clinical evidence to support the use of herbal remedies to alleviate endocrine‐therapy‐induced hot flushes in women with breast cancer doi:10.1111/fct.12272 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12272 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12272?af=R Summaries and Commentaries PH Long https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12273?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 152-153, December 2016. Can insomnia following a stroke be reduced by acupuncture? doi:10.1111/fct.12273 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12273 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12273?af=R Summaries and Commentaries S Barrett https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12263?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 158-159, December 2016. Patterns sought among users of herbal products who developed liver toxicity doi:10.1111/fct.12263 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12263 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12263?af=R Summaries and Commentaries H Lee https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12280?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 154-155, December 2016. The evidence base for the use of acupuncture to treat Ménière's disease is weak doi:10.1111/fct.12280 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12280 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12280?af=R Summaries and Commentaries H Lee https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12285?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 156-157, December 2016. Acupuncture added to usual care better than usual care or acupuncture alone for cognitive function after cerebral infarction? doi:10.1111/fct.12285 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12285 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12285?af=R Summaries and Commentaries X Yu, CED Lim, C Zaslawski https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12271?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 160-161, December 2016. Current evidence of effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine adjunctive therapy for senile vascular dementia doi:10.1111/fct.12271 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12271 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12271?af=R Summaries and Commentaries J Zhang, M Zhang, D Zhang, F Yang https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12276?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 185-186, December 2016. Observational studies also need rigorous design doi:10.1111/fct.12276 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12276 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12276?af=R Summaries and Commentaries X Yu, CED Lim, NCL Cheng https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12277?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 187-188, December 2016. Use of CAM for inflammatory bowel disease: a poor adherence to conventional therapy doi:10.1111/fct.12277 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12277 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12277?af=R Summaries and Commentaries D Larhammar, I Larsson, L Gilardini, C Invitti, F Di Pierro https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12279?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 164-165, December 2016. Green‐tea extract and piperine: do they really maintain weight loss, and if so, weight loss of what? doi:10.1111/fct.12279 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12279 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12279?af=R Summaries and Commentaries R Perry, KE Innes, TK Selfe https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12264?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 178-179, December 2016. The effectiveness of Kirtan Kriya meditation or music therapy for subjective cognitive decline doi:10.1111/fct.12264 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12264 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12264?af=R Summaries and Commentaries D Gamus https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12266?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 176-177, December 2016. Nightly massage for improvement of sleep in hospitalised adolescent children with cancer – a feasibility study doi:10.1111/fct.12266 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12266 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12266?af=R Summaries and Commentaries P Posadzki https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12268?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 183-184, December 2016. Tai chi is as effective as exercises in decreasing neck pain doi:10.1111/fct.12268 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12268 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12268?af=R Summaries and Commentaries H Lee https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12269?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 150-151, December 2016. Evidence is insufficient to support fire‐needle moxibustion in patients with knee osteoarthritis doi:10.1111/fct.12269 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12269 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12269?af=R Summaries and Commentaries S Chirumbolo https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12284?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 171-175, December 2016. Homeopathy for wound healing? A question of scientific honesty doi:10.1111/fct.12284 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12284 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12284?af=R Summaries and Commentaries N Aust, T Stub https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12270?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 168-170, December 2016. Knowledge of homeopathic aggravations is limited doi:10.1111/fct.12270 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12270 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12270?af=R Summaries and Commentaries X Yu, CED Lim, C Zaslawski, YW Cheng https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12267?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 180-182, December 2016. Tai chi for chronic pain conditions: what does the meta‐analysis tell us? doi:10.1111/fct.12267 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12267 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12267?af=R Summaries and Commentaries Shaun Holt https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12274?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 134-136, December 2016. The use of high‐dose intravenous vitamin C in the management of cancer: a case against vitamin C in the management of cancer doi:10.1111/fct.12274 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12274 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12274?af=R Debate Tim Ewer https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12275?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 137-142, December 2016. The use of high‐dose intravenous vitamin C in the management of cancer: a case for vitamin C in the management of cancer doi:10.1111/fct.12275 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12275 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12275?af=R Debate Marlene Wiese https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12281?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 143-146, December 2016. Does ‘traditional’ evidence have a place in contemporary complementary and alternative medicine practice? A case for the value of such evidence doi:10.1111/fct.12281 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12281 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12281?af=R Debate Matthew J Leach https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12283?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page 147-149, December 2016. Does ‘traditional’ evidence have a place in contemporary complementary and alternative medicine practice? A case against the value of such evidence doi:10.1111/fct.12283 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12283 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12283?af=R Debate https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12286?af=R Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Volume 21, Issue 3-4, Page i-iii, December 2016. Glossary doi:10.1111/fct.12286 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2017-04-24T12:00:00-07:00 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 21 3-4 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z 10.1111/fct.12286 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fct.12286?af=R Glossary