Trial registration as a safeguard against outcome reporting bias and spin? A case study of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Trial registration is widely endorsed as it is considered not only to enhance transparency and quality of reporting but also to help safeguard against outcome reporting bias and probably spin, known as specific reporting that could distort the interpretation of results thus...

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Main Authors: Jiyoon Won, Seoyeon Kim, Inhu Bae, Hyangsook Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223305