Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.

Raha Habib Agahi; Nader Navabi; Arash Shahravan; Amirreza Ghassemi

Frontiers in Dentistry (Jun 2014)

Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.

Raha Habib Agahi,
Nader Navabi,
Arash Shahravan,
Amirreza Ghassemi

Affiliations

Raha Habib Agahi: Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
Nader Navabi: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
Arash Shahravan: Associated Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
Amirreza Ghassemi: Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 3

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Considering the importance of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the evidence-based approach, the objective of this study was critical appraisal of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals.After adequate searching, 113 RCT articles published during 2003-2010 were reviewed for quality of reporting with the CONSORT scale. The quality of each paper was assessed on 20.Although statistical analysis was described in 93.8%, acceptable methods for randomization and blinding were found in only 8% and 11.5% of the papers, respectively. Reasons for withdrawal were also given in just 20.4% of the articles.This study revealed that the quality of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals does not meet the recommended standards generally and needs to be improved.

Published in Frontiers in Dentistry

ISSN: 2676-296X (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://fid.tums.ac.ir

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