Reporting of Positive Results in Randomized Controlled Trials of Mindfulness-Based Mental Health Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A large proportion of mindfulness-based therapy trials report statistically significant results, even in the context of very low statistical power. The objective of the present study was to characterize the reporting of "positive" results in randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based therapy. We also assessed mindfulness-based therapy trial registrations for indications of possible reporting bias and reviewed recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses to determine whether reporting biases were identified.

Methods

CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE, ISI, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, and SCOPUS databases were searched for randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based therapy. The number of positive trials was described and compared to the number that might be expect

SUBMITTER: Coronado-Montoya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4825994 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature