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

• Main Authors: Raha Habib Agahi, Nader Navabi, Arash Shahravan, Amirreza Ghassemi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-06-01
• Series: Frontiers in Dentistry
• Subjects: Dentistry; Iran; Randomized Clinical Trials
• Online Access: https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/452
• ISSN: 2676-296X

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.