Risk of bias and reporting completeness of randomised controlled trials in burn care: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burn care represents a healthcare and economic burden to patients internationally. Choice of the most clinically effective treatment strategies requires evidence which is best obtained through high-quality randomised controlled trials (RCT). The number of published RCTs of burn care is increasing. However, trial quality and reporting standards are unclear. This study will assess the risk of bias and adequacy of reporting in recent burn care RCTs using tools endorsed by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Methods and analysis

A systematic literature review will be undertaken, assessing parallel group RCTs evaluating therapeutic interventions for patients with cutaneous burns. Literature searches will use Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library.

SUBMITTER: Young A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937119 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature