Reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To allow for correct evaluation of clinical trial results, readers require comprehensive, clear, and highly transparent information on the methodology used and the results obtained. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of reporting in articles on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the field of HIV/AIDS.

Methods

We searched for original articles on RCTs of ART developed in the field of HIV/AIDS in PubMed database by 5 April 2016. Searched articles were divided into three groups based on the revision year in which the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines were published: Period 1 (1996-2001); Period 2 (2002-2010); and Period 3 (2011-2016). We evaluated the articles using the reporting rates of the 37

SUBMITTER: Nagai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745624 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature