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Reporting on blinding in trial protocols and corresponding publications was often inadequate but rarely contradictory.

Abstract:: OBJECTIVE: To compare the reporting on blinding in protocols and articles describing randomized controlled trials. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We studied 73 protocols of trials approved by the scientific/ethical committees for Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, 1994 and 1995, and their corresponding publications. RESULTS: Three out of 73 trials (4%) reported blinding in the protocol that contradicted that in the publication (e.g., "open" vs. "double blind"). The proportion of "double-blind" trials w...
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Hróbjartsson, A., Pildal, J., Chan, A., Haahr, M., Altman, D., & Gøtzsche, P. (2009). Reporting on blinding in trial protocols and corresponding publications was often inadequate but rarely contradictory. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 62(9), 967–973.

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Hróbjartsson, A., et al. “Reporting on Blinding in Trial Protocols and Corresponding Publications Was Often Inadequate but Rarely Contradictory.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 62, no. 9, 2009, pp. 967–73.

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Hróbjartsson, A, J Pildal, A Chan, M Haahr, D Altman, and P Gøtzsche. 2009. “Reporting on Blinding in Trial Protocols and Corresponding Publications Was Often Inadequate but Rarely Contradictory.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 62 (9): 967–73.
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Journal:: Journal of clinical epidemiology More from this journal
Volume:: 62
Issue:: 9
Pages:: 967-973
Publication date:: 2009-09-01
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.003
EISSN:: 1878-5921
ISSN:: 0895-4356

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Language:: English
Keywords:: Periodicals as Topic

Double-Blind Method

Publishing

Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Humans

Research Design

Clinical Protocols
Pubs id:: pubs:178773
UUID:: uuid:ff37a9c3-f4bc-47b7-b750-d943eca02e50
Local pid:: pubs:178773
Source identifiers:: 178773
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16

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