Reporting characteristics of nonsurgical periodontal therapy trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov: an observational study.

ABSTRACT: Aim: To evaluate the completeness of the description of nonsurgical periodontal therapy interventions in clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov and correspondence of registered information for trial participants and outcome measures with published articles. Materials & methods: We retrieved data from ClinicalTrials.gov and corresponding publications. The completeness of intervention reporting was assessed using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist for oral hygiene instructions (OHI), professional mechanical plaque removal (PMPR), and subgingival instrumentation, antiseptics and antibiotics. The completeness of registration of trial protocol information was assessed according to the WHO Trial Registration DataSet for participan

SUBMITTER: Stazic P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature