A protocol for a systematic review investigating the factors influencing the statistical planning, design, conduct, analysis and reporting of clinical trials.

Clinical trials protocol statistics systematic review

Journal

HRB open research
ISSN: 2515-4826
Titre abrégé: HRB Open Res
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 101754913

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
accepted: 02 06 2020
entrez: 3 9 2020
pubmed: 3 9 2020
medline: 3 9 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Clinical trials can be defined as prospective human research studies to test the effectiveness and safety of interventions, such as medications, surgeries, medical devices and other interventions for the management of patient care. Statistics is an important and powerful tool in clinical trials. Inappropriately designed trials and/or inappropriate statistical analysis produce unreliable results, with limited clinical use. The aim of this systematic literature review is to identify, describe and synthesise factors contributing to or influencing the statistical planning, design, conduct, analysis and reporting of clinical trials. This protocol will describe the methodological approach taken for the following: conducting a systematic and comprehensive search for relevant articles, applying eligibility criteria for the inclusion of such articles, extracting data and information, appraising the quality of the articles, and thematically synthesizing the data to illuminate the key factors influencing statistical aspects of clinical trials.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32875270
doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13068.1
pmc: PMC7445680
doi:

Banques de données

figshare
['10.6084/m9.figshare.12264938.v1']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

36

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Zaki M et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

No competing interests were disclosed.

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Auteurs

Marina Zaki (M)

University College Dublin, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (IRIS Centre), School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN), School of Nursing and Midwifery,, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Marie Galligan (M)

School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Lydia O'Sullivan (L)

Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN), School of Nursing and Midwifery,, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Declan Devane (D)

Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN), School of Nursing and Midwifery,, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Evidence Synthesis Ireland, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Eilish McAuliffe (E)

University College Dublin, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (IRIS Centre), School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.

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