Prospective trial registration and publication rates of randomized clinical trials in digital health: A cross-sectional analysis of global trial registries

Autor: Mustafa Al-Durra, Robert P Nolan, Emily Seto, Joseph A Cafazzo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Digital Health, Vol 8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-2076
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DOI: 10.1177/20552076221090034
Popis: Objectives We sought to examine the prevalence of prospective registration and publication rates in digital health trials. Materials and Methods We included 417 trials that enrolled participants in 2012 and were registered in any of the 17 WHO data provider registries. The evaluation of the prospective trial registration was based on the actual difference between the registration and enrollment dates. We identified existing publications through an automated PubMed search by every trial registration number as well as a pragmatic search in PubMed and Google based on extracted metadata from the trial registries. Results The prospective registration and publication rates were at (38.4%) and (65.5%), respectively. We identified a statistically significant ( p
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