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Handling missing data in RCTs; a review of the top medical journals

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Bell, Melanie L, Fiero, Mallorie, Horton, Nicholas J, Hsu, Chiu-Hsieh·2014·BMC Medical Research Methodology

DOI 10.1186/1471-2288-14-118PMC PMC4247714

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BACKGROUND: Missing outcome data is a threat to the validity of treatment effect estimates in randomized controlled trials. We aimed to evaluate the extent, handling, and sensitivity analysis of missing data and intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in top tier medical journals, and compare our findings with previous reviews related to missing data and ITT in RCTs. METHODS: Review of RCTs published between July and December 2013 in the BMJ, JAMA, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine, excluding cluster randomized trials and trials whose primary outcome was survival. RESULTS: Of the 77 identified eligible articles, 73 (95%) reported some missing outcome data. The median percentage of participants with a missing outcome was 9% (range 0 - 70%). The most commonly used method to handle missing data in the primary analysis was complete case analysis (33, 45%), while 20 (27%) performed simple imputation, 15 (19%) used model based methods, and 6 (8%) used multiple imputation. 27 (35%) trials with missing data reported a sensitivity analysis. However, most did not alter the assumptions of missing data from the primary analysis. Reports of ITT or modified ITT were found in 52 (85%) trials, with 21 (40%) of them including all randomized participants. A comparison to a review of trials reported in 2001 showed that missing data rates and approaches are similar, but the use of the term ITT has increased, as has the report of sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Missing outcome data continues to be a common problem in RCTs. Definitions of the ITT approach remain inconsistent across trials. A large gap is apparent between statistical methods research related to missing data and use of these methods in application settings, including RCTs in top medical journals.

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Authors: Bell, M. L., Fiero, M., Horton, N. J., & Hsu, C.-H.
Affiliations: University of Arizona (US)
Amherst College (US)
Corresponding author: Bell, Melanie L
ORCID: Bell, Melanie L
Fiero, Mallorie
Horton, Nicholas J
Hsu, Chiu-Hsieh
Venue: BMC Medical Research Methodology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-11-19
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 118-118
ISSN: 1471-2288 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-118
PMC: PMC4247714
OpenAlex: W2085508623
Cited by: 395
References: 30
Citations by year: 2026: 28 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 9
FWCI: 17.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations: BMC Medical Research Methodology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Keywords: missing data, randomized controlled trials, intention-to-treat analysis, sensitivity analysis, complete case analysis, multiple imputation, missing data handling, reporting practices, medical journals
MeSH terms: Humans, Publishing, Research Design, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Intention to Treat Analysis

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