Quality of Reporting of Randomized Trials as a Measure of Methodologic Quality

Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: Is blinding necessary?

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The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel-group randomised trials

Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., & Altman, D. G. (2001) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04337-3 · Cited by 5,373 · see citing works

Assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials

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Improving the Quality of Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials: The CONSORT Statement

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What is meant by intention to treat analysis? Survey of published randomised controlled trials

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The CONSORT Statement: Revised Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Reports of Parallel-Group Randomized Trials

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A method for assessing the quality of a randomized control trial

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Physician Interpretations and Textbook Definitions of Blinding Terminology in Randomized Controlled Trials

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Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis

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Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias

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Tools for assessing quality and susceptibility to bias in observational studies in epidemiology: a systematic review and annotated bibliography

Sanderson, S., Tatt, I. D., & Higgins, J. P. (2007) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dym018 · Cited by 1,531 · see citing works

Influence of Reported Study Design Characteristics on Intervention Effect Estimates From Randomized, Controlled Trials

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. Cognitive behavior therapy for schizophrenia: effect sizes, clinical models, and methodological rigor.

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Scales to Assess the Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review

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Appraising the Quality of Medical Education Research Methods: The Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument and the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale-Education

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Association of Funding and Conclusions in Randomized Drug Trials: A Reflection of Treatment Effect or Adverse Events?

Als-Nielsen, B., Chen, W., Gluud, C., & Kjaergard, L. L. (2003) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.290.7.921 · Cited by 746 · see citing works

Small study effects in meta-analyses of osteoarthritis trials: meta-epidemiological study

Nuesch, E., Trelle, S., Reichenbach, S., Rutjes, A. W. S., Tschannen, B., Altman, D. G., Egger, M., & Juni, P. (2010) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.c3515 · Cited by 559 · see citing works

Lessons for cluster randomized trials in the twenty-first century: a systematic review of trials in primary care

Eldridge, S. M., Ashby, D., Feder, G. S., Rudnicka, A. R., & Ukoumunne, O. C. (2004) · Clinical Trials · doi:10.1191/1740774504cn006rr · Cited by 288 · see citing works

The effects of excluding patients from the analysis in randomised controlled trials: meta-epidemiological study

Nuesch, E., Trelle, S., Reichenbach, S., Rutjes, A. W. S., Burgi, E., Scherer, M., Altman, D. G., & Juni, P. (2009) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.b3244 · Cited by 248 · see citing works

The Use of an Inflammation‐Modulating Diet in Patients With Acute Lung Injury or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta‐Analysis of Outcome Data

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Adjustment of meta-analyses on the basis of quality scores should be abandoned

Herbison, P., Hay-Smith, J., & Gillespie, W. J. (2006) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.008 · Cited by 207 · see citing works

The quality of randomized trial reporting in leading medical journals since the revised CONSORT statement

Mills, E. J., Wu, P., Gagnier, J., & Devereaux, P. J. (2005) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2005.02.008 · Cited by 216 · see citing works

Comparative Efficacy, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Augmentation Agents in Treatment-Resistant Depression: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

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Effects of Fibrates in Kidney Disease

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Efficacy of hypnosis in adults undergoing surgery or medical procedures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Tefikow, S., Barth, J., Maichrowitz, S., Beelmann, A., Strauss, B., & Rosendahl, J. (2013) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2013.03.005 · Cited by 170 · see citing works

A systematic evaluation of the impact of STRICTA and CONSORT recommendations on quality of reporting for acupuncture trials

Prady, S. L., Richmond, S. J., Morton, V. M., & MacPherson, H. (2008) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001577 · Cited by 145 · see citing works

Published methodological quality of randomized controlled trials does not reflect the actual quality assessed in protocols

Mhaskar, R., Djulbegovic, B., Magazin, A., Soares, H. P., & Kumar, A. (2012) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.10.016 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

The methodological quality of robotic surgical meta-analyses needed to be improved: a cross-sectional study

Yan, P., Yao, L., Li, H., Zhang, M., Xun, Y., Li, M., Cai, H., Lu, C., Hu, L., Guo, T., et al. (2019) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.12.013 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Testing the allegiance bias hypothesis: a meta-analysis

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Risk of bias of randomized controlled trials published in orthopaedic journals

Chess, L. E., & Gagnier, J. (2013) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-76 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication

Chen, T., Li, C., Qin, R., Wang, Y., Yu, D., Dodd, J., Wang, D., & Cornelius, V. (2019) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7242 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Systematic review of strengths and limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials for non-pharmacological interventions in mild cognitive impairment: Focus on Alzheimer's disease

Horr, T., Messinger-Rapport, B., & Pillai, J. A. (2015) · The Journal of nutrition, health and aging · doi:10.1007/s12603-014-0565-6 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Inconsistency in the items included in tools used in general health research and physical therapy to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials: a descriptive analysis

Armijo-Olivo, S., Fuentes, J., Ospina, M., Saltaji, H., & Hartling, L. (2013) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-116 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Quality of Reporting of Randomized, Controlled Trials in Cerebral Palsy

Anttila, H., Malmivaara, A., Kunz, R., Autti-Rämö, I., & Mäkelä, M. (2006) · Pediatrics · doi:10.1542/peds.2005-1630 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Assessing the quality of glucose monitor studies: a critical evaluation of published reports

Mahoney, J., & Ellison, J. (2007) · Clinical Chemistry · doi:10.1373/clinchem.2006.083493 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Impact of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist on reporting of randomized clinical trials in traditional Chinese medicine

Liu, X., Zhang, X., Wen, S., Peng, L., Hong, Q., & Kang, D. (2015) · Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine · doi:10.1111/jebm.12173 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Allocation concealment: a methodological review

Clark, L., Schmidt, U., Tharmanathan, P., Adamson, J., Hewitt, C., & Torgerson, D. (2013) · Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · doi:10.1111/jep.12032 · Cited by 12 · see citing works