Quality of reporting of clinical non-inferiority and equivalence randomised trials--update and extension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-inferiority and equivalence trials require tailored methodology and therefore adequate conduct and reporting is an ambitious task. The aim of our review was to assess whether the criteria recommended by the CONSORT extension were followed.

Methods

We searched the Medline database and the Cochrane Central Register for reports of randomised non-inferiority and equivalence trials published in English language. We excluded reports on bioequivalence studies, reports targeting on other than the main results of a trial, and articles of which the full-text version was not available. In total, we identified 209 reports (167 non-inferiority, 42 equivalence trials) and assessed the reporting and methodological quality using abstracted items of the CONSORT extension.

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SUBMITTER: Schiller P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3554513 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature