Objective To evaluate the report quality of domestic and foreign literature reports on randomized controlled trials（RCTs） about acupuncture therapy for primary dysmenorrhea（PD）.Methods The data about RCTs of acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhea China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）

VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database（VIP）

Chinese Biomedical Literature Database

Wanfang Periodical Database（WF）

PubMed

Embase and Cochrane Library were searched form the database estabishing to June 30

2018.The Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials statement（CONSORT） 2010 edition and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture（STRICTA） standards were used for quality evaluation to conduct domestic and foreign comparisons.Results Finally

53 articles in domestic literature and 5 articles in foreign literature were included.The average percentage of domestic CONSORT entry reports was 37.33%

and that of the foreign report was 65.41%.The domestic literature report rates was significant lower than that of the foreign literature in terms of background and principle explanation

major changes in test methods

sample size

randomization order generation and allocation concealment.Domestic STRICTA entry report rate average was 60.60%

foreign report percentage average was 77.67%.The domestic reporting rate was less than 2% in the number of needles used in each treatment unit

the treatment site and related information

the background of the therapist

and the rationality of the reference data

while that of the foreign literature was 40% to 100%.Conclusion The quality of domestic randomized controlled trials for acupuncture treatment of primary dysmenorrhea is generally lower than that of foreign countries.Domestic report on clinical trial design

implementation and other methodological issues requires strict reference to the CONSORT statement and the STRICTA standard.