The quality of reporting of randomized trials in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery from 1988 through 2000
The quality of reporting of randomized trials in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery from 1988 through 2000
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DOI:
10.2106/00004623-200203000-00009
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Schemitsch, EH
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作者:
Bhandari, M;Richards, RR;Schemitsch, EH
Background: The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to determine the scientific quality of published randomized trials in the American Volume of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery from 1988 through 2000, (2) to identify predictors of study quality, and (3) to evaluate inter-rater agreement in the scoring of study quality with use of a simple scale.Methods: Hand searches of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery were conducted in duplicate to identify randomized clinical trials. Of 2468 studies identified, seventy-two (2.9%) met all eligibility criteria. Two investigators each assessed the quality of the study under blinded conditions and abstracted relevant data.Results: The mean score (and standard error) for the quality of the seventy-two randomized trials was 68.1% +/- 1.6%; 60% (forty-three) scored