Early discontinuation and results reporting of robot-assisted surgery studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov: a research on research study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this study, we aimed to investigate the characteristics of robot-assisted surgery studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and identify factors associated with early trial discontinuation and timely results reporting.

Design

We searched ClinicalTrials.gov to identify interventional studies on robot-assisted surgery on 24 May 2021. All structured information of the potential studies was downloaded and reviewed. A descriptive analysis was performed. Logistic and Cox regression analyses were respectively performed to determine the significance of the association of study characteristics with results reporting and early discontinuation.

Results

A total of 529 interventional studies on robot-assisted surgery were included, with 45 studies reporting results an

SUBMITTER: Long Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature