Major discrepancies between what clinical trial registries record and paediatric randomised controlled trials publish
| Autor: | Franz Porzsolt, Ersilia Fiscarelli, Paola Rosati, Cecilia Carlino, Giuseppina Testa, Valerio Balassone, Rita Inglese, Ferruccio Giustini, Marco Zazza, Roberto Fiorito, Roberto D'Amico, Gabriella Ricciotti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Clinical trial registries
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Quality reporting Medicine (miscellaneous) Randomised controlled trials Dissemination bias Critical appraisal Reporting bias Reporting discrepancies Risk of bias Selective outcome reporting Pharmacology (medical) law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law 030225 pediatrics Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Internal validity Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica business.industry Research Settore MED/20 - Chirurgia Pediatrica e Infantile Checklist Clinical trial Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale Sample size determination Family medicine Inclusion and exclusion criteria business |
| Zdroj: | Trials |
| Popis: | Background Whether information from clinical trial registries (CTRs) and published randomised controlled trial (RCTs) differs remains unknown. Knowing more about discrepancies should alert those who rely on RCTs for medical decision-making to possible dissemination or reporting bias. To provide help in critically appraising research relevant for clinical practice we sought possible discrepancies between what CTRs record and paediatric RCTs actually publish. For this purpose, after identifying six reporting domains including funding, design, and outcomes, we collected data from 20 consecutive RCTs published in a widely read peer-reviewed paediatric journal and cross-checked reported features with those in the corresponding CTRs. Methods We collected data for 20 unselected, consecutive paediatric RCTs published in a widely read peer-reviewed journal from July to November 2013. To assess discrepancies, two reviewers identified and scored six reporting domains: funding and conflict of interests; sample size, inclusion and exclusion criteria or crossover; primary and secondary outcomes, early study completion, and main outcome reporting. After applying the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist, five reviewer pairs cross-checked CTRs and matching RCTs, then mapped and coded the reporting domains and scored combined discrepancy as low, medium and high. Results The 20 RCTs were registered in five different CTRs. Even though the 20 RCTs fulfilled the CASP general criteria for assessing internal validity, 19 clinical trials had medium or high combined discrepancy scores for what the 20 RCTs reported and the matched five CTRs stated. All 20 RCTs selectively reported or failed to report main outcomes, 9 had discrepancies in declaring sponsorship, 8 discrepancies in the sample size, 9 failed to respect inclusion or exclusion criteria, 11 downgraded or modified primary outcome or upgraded secondary outcomes, and 13 completed early without justification. The CTRs for seven trials failed to index automatically the URL address or the RCT reference, and for 12 recorded RCT details, but the authors failed to report the results. Conclusions Major discrepancies between what CTRs record and paediatric RCTs publish raise concern about what clinical trials conclude. Our findings should make clinicians, who rely on RCT results for medical decision-making, aware of dissemination or reporting bias. Trialists need to bring CTR data and reported protocols into line with published data. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1551-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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