Compliance to the CONSORT statement of randomized controlled trials in solid organ transplantation: a 3-year overview
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Liu, L., Morris, P. and Pengel, L. 2013. Compliance to the CONSORT statement of randomized controlled trials in solid organ transplantation: a 3-year overview. Transplant International. 26 (3), pp. 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.12034
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Title | Compliance to the CONSORT statement of randomized controlled trials in solid organ transplantation: a 3-year overview |
Authors | Liu, L., Morris, P. and Pengel, L. |
Abstract | The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement was developed to improve the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our primary aim was to assess to what extent reports of RCTs in solid organ transplantation adhere to the 2010 CONSORT statement. Secondly, we investigated the relationship between CONSORT adherence, methodological quality and some other factors. We included 290 RCTs that were published between 2007 and 2009. We examined to what extent trial reports complied with 30 items of the CONSORT statement. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Jadad scale plus allocation concealment and whether data analysis was by randomized group (intention to treat). On average, trial reports addressed 47% of the CONSORT items. Forty-three per cent of RCTs was considered to be of good quality according to Jadad scale, and the items allocation concealment and data analysis were satisfied in approximately one-third of trials. Good quality RCTs reported on more CONSORT items than poor quality trials. The methodological quality and adherence to the CONSORT statement of RCTs published in journals that endorse the CONSORT statement was superior to those in journals without CONSORT endorsement. Overall compliance with the CONSORT statement and the methodological quality of RCTs in organ transplantation remains unsatisfactory. |
Keywords | CONSORT compliance; methodological quality; randomized controlled trials; solid organ transplantation |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell for European Society for Organ Transplantation |
Journal | Transplant International |
ISSN | 0934-0874 |
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Mar 2013 | |
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Deposited | 22 Aug 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.12034 |
Language | English |
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