Time to Publication for Randomized Clinical Trials Presented as Abstracts at Three Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conferences in 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Results of randomized clinical trials are often first presented as conference abstracts, but these abstracts may be difficult to find, and trial results included in the abstract may not be followed by subsequent journal publications. In a review of abstracts submitted to eight major medical and surgical conferences in 2017, we identified 237 abstracts reporting primary results of randomized clinical trials accepted for presentation at three major gastroenterology and hepatology conferences. The aims of this new analysis were to determine the publication rate for these abstracts and the proportion of publications that included trial registration numbers in the publication abstract.

Methods

Clinical trial registries, PubMed, Europe PMC, and Google Scholar wer

SUBMITTER: Wright EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature