Critical Appraisal of Reporting Randomized Clinical Trials Published in Iranian Dental Journals During 2003–2010

OBJECTIVE: Considering the importance of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the evidence-based approach, the objective of this study was critical appraisal of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After adequate searching, 113 RCT articles published during 2003–2010 wer...

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Autores principales: Habib Agahi, Raha, Navabi, Nader, Shahravan, Arash, Ghassemi, Amirreza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4290759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628666
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: Considering the importance of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the evidence-based approach, the objective of this study was critical appraisal of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After adequate searching, 113 RCT articles published during 2003–2010 were reviewed for quality of reporting with the CONSORT scale. The quality of each paper was assessed on 20. RESULTS: Although statistical analysis was described in 93.8%, acceptable methods for randomization and blinding were found in only 8% and 11.5% of the papers, respectively. Reasons for withdrawal were also given in just 20.4% of the articles. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that the quality of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals does not meet the recommended standards generally and needs to be improved.

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