Open science practices in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine research: A path to enhanced transparency and collaboration

Jeremy Y. Ng; L. Susan Wieland; Myeong Soo Lee; Jian-ping Liu; Claudia M. Witt; David Moher; Holger Cramer

doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101047

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Open science practices in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine research: A path to enhanced transparency and collaboration

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Open science practices in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine research: A path to enhanced transparency and collaboration

Jeremy Y. Ng, L. Susan Wieland, Myeong Soo Lee, Jian-ping Liu, Claudia M. Witt, David Moher and Holger Cramer

Integrative medicine research, Vol.13(2), 101047

06/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2024.101047

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Complementary and integrative medicine

Open science

Open science practices

Research transparency

Traditional medicine

This educational article explores the convergence of open science practices and traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM), shedding light on the potential benefits and challenges of open science for the development, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based TCIM. We emphasize the transformative shift in medical science towards open and collaborative practices, highlighting the limited application of open science in TCIM research despite its growing acceptance among patients. We define open science practices and discuss those that are applicable to TCIM, including: study registration; reporting guidelines; data, code and material sharing; preprinting; publishing open access; and reproducibility/replication studies. We explore the benefits of open science in TCIM, spanning improved research quality, increased public trust, accelerated innovation, and enhanced evidence-based decision-making. We also acknowledge challenges such as data privacy concerns, limited resources, and resistance to cultural change. We propose strategies to overcome these challenges, including ethical guidelines, education programs, funding advocacy, interdisciplinary dialogue, and patient engagement. Looking to the future, we envision the maturation of open science in TCIM, the development of TCIM-specific guidelines for open science practices, advancements in data sharing platforms, the integration of open data and artificial intelligence in TCIM research, and changes in the context of policy and regulation. We foresee a future where open science in TCIM leads to a better evidence base, informed decision-making, interdisciplinary collaboration, and transformative impacts on healthcare and research methodologies, highlighting the promising synergy between open science and TCIM for holistic, evidence-based healthcare solutions.

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Title: Open science practices in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine research: A path to enhanced transparency and collaboration
Creators: Jeremy Y. Ng - University Hospital Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany)
L. Susan Wieland - University Hospital of Zurich
Myeong Soo Lee - Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Jian-ping Liu - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Claudia M. Witt - University Hospital of Zurich
David Moher - University of Ottawa
Holger Cramer - University Hospital Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany)
Publication Details: Integrative medicine research, Vol.13(2), 101047
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Grant note: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health: R24 AT001293
LSW was supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health under award num-ber R24 AT001293 .
Identifiers: 991013192112102368
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Open science practices in traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine research: A path to enhanced transparency and collaboration

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