Reporting quality of trial protocols improved for non-regulated interventions but not regulated interventions: A repeated cross-sectional study.
Behavioural and lifestyle interventions
Clinical trial protocol
Dietary interventions
Randomized controlled trials
Reporting guidelines
Surgical procedures
Journal
Journal of clinical epidemiology
ISSN: 1878-5921
Titre abrégé: J Clin Epidemiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8801383
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
received:
10
02
2021
revised:
06
05
2021
accepted:
12
05
2021
pubmed:
25
5
2021
medline:
21
12
2021
entrez:
24
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the adherence of randomised controlled trial (RCT) protocols evaluating non-regulated interventions (including dietary interventions, surgical procedures, behavioural and lifestyle interventions, and exercise programmes) in comparison with regulated interventions to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) 2013 Statement. We conducted a repeated cross-sectional investigation in a random sample of RCT protocols approved in 2012 (n = 257) or 2016 (n = 292) by research ethics committees in Switzerland, Germany, or Canada. We investigated the proportion of accurately reported SPIRIT checklist items in protocols of trials with non-regulated as compared to regulated interventions. Overall, 131 (24%) of trial protocols tested non-regulated interventions. In 2012, the median proportion of SPIRIT items reported in these protocols (59%, interquartile range [IQR], 53%-69%) was lower than in protocols with regulated interventions (median, 74%, IQR, 66%-80%). In 2016, the reporting quality of protocols with non-regulated interventions (median, 75%, IQR, 62%-83%) improved to the level of regulated intervention protocols, which had not changed on average. Reporting of RCT protocols evaluating non-regulated interventions improved between 2012 and 2016, although remained suboptimal. SPIRIT recommendations need to be further endorsed by researchers, ethics committees, funding agencies, and journals to optimize reporting of RCT protocols.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34029678
pii: S0895-4356(21)00154-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.05.011
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
340-349Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.