The reporting of study and population characteristics in degenerative cervical myelopathy: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Object

Degenerative cervical myelopathy [DCM] is a disabling and increasingly prevalent condition. Variable reporting in interventional trials of study design and sample characteristics limits the interpretation of pooled outcomes. This is pertinent in DCM where baseline characteristics are known to influence outcome. The present study aims to assess the reporting of the study design and baseline characteristics in DCM as the premise for the development of a standardised reporting set.

Methods

A systematic review of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, registered with PROSPERO (CRD42015025497) was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Full text articles in English, with >50 patients (prospective) or >200 patients (retrospective), reporting outcomes of DCM were deemed to b

SUBMITTER: Davies BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332071 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature