Contemporary clinical trials communications
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Contemp Clin Trials Commun · Sep 2017
ReviewThe over-representation of significant p values in abstracts compared to corresponding full texts: A systematic review of surgical randomized trials.
Abstracts are often the only read summaries of research findings, and it is essential that they accurately represent of the contents of the full text of the randomised control trial (RCT). We investigated whether outcomes in surgical trials were selectively reported in abstracts based on their statistical significance. ⋯ Data presented in abstracts is biased to statistically significant outcomes. Clinicians and policy makers should do not rely solely on information presented in abstracts for their decision-making.
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Contemp Clin Trials Commun · Sep 2017
Quality of abstracts of randomized control trials in five top pain journals: A systematic survey.
The reporting quality of abstracts of randomized control trials (RCTs) is inadequate despite the publication of consolidated standards of reporting trials extension for abstracts (CONSORT-A). We compared the reporting quality of abstracts in pain journals before and after the publication of CONSORT-A. ⋯ Abstract reporting for trials in pain literature was better in the post-CONSORT-A period, but there is room for improvement.