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Nonregistration, discontinuation, and nonpublication of randomized trials: a repeated metaresearch analysis

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We previously found that 25% of 1,017 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) approved between 2000 and 2003 were discontinued prematurely, and 44% remained unpublished at a median of 12 years follow-up. We aimed to assess a decade later (1) whether rates of completion and publication have increased; (2) the extent to which nonpublished RCTs can be identified in trial registries; and (3) the association between reporting quality of protocols and premature discontinua... Expand abstract
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1003980

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-3301-8085
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ORCID:
0000-0002-2361-6794
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ORCID:
0000-0002-0178-8712
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ORCID:
0000-0002-6292-4802
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
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PLoS Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
19
Issue:
4
Article number:
e1003980
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2022-04-27
Acceptance date:
2022-04-01
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EISSN:
1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277
Pmid:
35476675
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1256996
Local pid:
pubs:1256996
Deposit date:
2022-06-06

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