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

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

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...

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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
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spelling doaj-c463bd29c3a14d5f93f3afec01af606c2020-11-25T03:24:05ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesFrontiers in Dentistry2676-296X2014-06-01113428Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.Raha Habib Agahi0Nader Navabi1Arash Shahravan2Amirreza Ghassemi3Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Associated Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.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.https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/452DentistryIranRandomized Clinical Trials
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author Raha Habib Agahi
Nader Navabi
Arash Shahravan
Amirreza Ghassemi
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Nader Navabi
Arash Shahravan
Amirreza Ghassemi
Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
Frontiers in Dentistry
Dentistry
Iran
Randomized Clinical Trials
author_facet Raha Habib Agahi
Nader Navabi
Arash Shahravan
Amirreza Ghassemi
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title Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
title_short Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
title_full Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
title_fullStr Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
title_full_unstemmed Critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in Iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
title_sort critical appraisal of reporting randomized clinical trials published in iranian dental journals during 2003-2010.
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Frontiers in Dentistry
issn 2676-296X
publishDate 2014-06-01
description 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.
topic Dentistry
Iran
Randomized Clinical Trials
url https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/452
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