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Article: Quality of reporting of key methodological items of randomized controlled trials in clinical ophthalmic journals

TitleQuality of reporting of key methodological items of randomized controlled trials in clinical ophthalmic journals
Authors
KeywordsCONSORT Statement
Evidence-Based Medicine
Ophthalmology
Randomized Controlled Trials
Issue Date2007
PublisherInforma Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09286586.asp
Citation
Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2007, v. 14 n. 6, p. 390-398 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To evaluate the reporting quality of key methodological items in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in four general clinical ophthalmology journals.Methods: The reporting of 11 key methodological items in RCTs published in American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology in the year 2005 was assessed. Results: Sixty-seven eligible RCTs were assessed and the mean number of items reported was 6.3 per RCT. No significant difference in the mean number of items reported was found between the four journals (P = 0.20). The most frequently reported item was ethics approval and informed consent (97.0%), followed by masking status (85.1%), description of withdrawals (76.1%), adverse events (73.1%), and intention-to-treat analysis (71.6%). Details on sequence generation, randomization restriction, allocation concealment, allocation implementation, patient flow diagrams, and sample size calculation were reported in < 50% of the RCTs assessed. Both sample size and page length of the RCTs correlated with the number of methodological items reported (P = 0.024 and P = 0.008, respectively). Conclusions: Similar to other specialties, rooms for improvement exist in the reporting of key methodological items of RCTs in clinical ophthalmic journals. Stricter adoption of the CONSORT statement might enhance the reporting quality of RCTs in ophthalmic journals. Copyright © 2007 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86662
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.981
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dc.contributor.authorLai, TYYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, VWYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, RFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, ACOen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, DSCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:19:47Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:19:47Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationOphthalmic Epidemiology, 2007, v. 14 n. 6, p. 390-398en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0928-6586en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86662-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To evaluate the reporting quality of key methodological items in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in four general clinical ophthalmology journals.Methods: The reporting of 11 key methodological items in RCTs published in American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology in the year 2005 was assessed. Results: Sixty-seven eligible RCTs were assessed and the mean number of items reported was 6.3 per RCT. No significant difference in the mean number of items reported was found between the four journals (P = 0.20). The most frequently reported item was ethics approval and informed consent (97.0%), followed by masking status (85.1%), description of withdrawals (76.1%), adverse events (73.1%), and intention-to-treat analysis (71.6%). Details on sequence generation, randomization restriction, allocation concealment, allocation implementation, patient flow diagrams, and sample size calculation were reported in < 50% of the RCTs assessed. Both sample size and page length of the RCTs correlated with the number of methodological items reported (P = 0.024 and P = 0.008, respectively). Conclusions: Similar to other specialties, rooms for improvement exist in the reporting of key methodological items of RCTs in clinical ophthalmic journals. Stricter adoption of the CONSORT statement might enhance the reporting quality of RCTs in ophthalmic journals. Copyright © 2007 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09286586.aspen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofOphthalmic Epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subjectCONSORT Statement-
dc.subjectEvidence-Based Medicine-
dc.subjectOphthalmology-
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trials-
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshOphthalmology - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshPeriodicals as Topicen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuality Assurance, Health Care - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic - standardsen_HK
dc.titleQuality of reporting of key methodological items of randomized controlled trials in clinical ophthalmic journalsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLeung, GM:gmleung@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09286580701344399en_HK
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