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Analysis Report of Adherence to Consort Statement for Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Associated with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs): A Cross-Sectional Study

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Shete-Motgi, Anagha, Shete, Mrinal, Bhate, Kalyani, Kshirsagar, Kapil, Kakodkar, Pradnya·2022·Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
DOI 10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_273_21
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Purpose: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and their management are widely sought after by clinicians. They often refer to the reported randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the literature. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement aims to improve the quality of published RCTs and is endorsed by healthcare journals. Despite the widespread acceptance of CONSORT, its use for reporting clinical trials in the journals remains suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate, to what extent RCTs related to TMDs have adhered to the CONSORT statement. Methodology: RCTs related to TMDs, published in PubMed from January 2017 to March 2021 were retrieved. Each article was assessed for its adherence to the CONSORT statement by four trained and calibrated investigators. Results: 88 articles were evaluated. Out of 37 items in the checklist, only 4 items demonstrated 100% adherence (item 2a, 2b, 5, 12a, and 16). The most under-reported items were 7a, 8b, 9, 10, 17a, 17b, 19, 23, and 24 (less than 50%). The mean percentage of adherence remained 71.2 ± 12.6. Only one study showed 100% adherence and three studies had less than 50% adherence. Considering adherence of abstract checklist, three items demonstrated 100% adherence (items 4, 5, and 6). Poor reporting was noted with items 8, 13, 15, and 16. The mean percentage of adherence to abstract reporting remained 68.60 ± 11.79. Conclusion: The present study indicates good adherence to CONSORT statement in reporting RCTs related to TMD management. Probably the mandatory instructions from the journals and increasing awareness among the researchers about CONSORT reporting might have done the trick.

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  • Reports in other dental specialties have produced similar results to the present study.

    “Additionally, reports in other dental specialties, such as restorative dentistry, (Elagami et al. 2024) endodontics, (Cabral et al. 2021) surgery, (Shete-Motgi et al. 2022; Kshirsagar et al. 2021) prosthetics, (Chen et al. 2018; Lempesi et al. 2014) and pediatric dentistry, (Wambier et al. 2022) have produced similar results.”

    From Adherence to the CONSORT statement of randomized clinical trials on dentin hypersensitivity treatment using mouthwashes (2025) · cites this paper as Shete-Motgi et al. 2022

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Authors
Shete-Motgi, A., Shete, M., Bhate, K., Kshirsagar, K., & Kakodkar, P.
Affiliations
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
Corresponding author
Bhate, Kalyani
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2022-01
Volume
34
Issue
1
Pages
22-26
ISSN
0972-1363 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_273_21
OpenAlex
W4285261892
Cited by
7
References
26
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5
FWCI
1.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Complementary and Manual Therapy › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
Keywords
temporomandibular disorders, CONSORT statement, reporting quality, randomized controlled trials, abstract reporting, TMD management

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