Open AccessEvaluation of the completeness of interventions reported in published randomized controlled trials in plastic surgery: A cross-sectional review protocol
Author(s) -
Sheridan Evans,
Shelby Rauh,
Samuel Jellison,
Brian Diener,
Riaz Agha,
Matt Vassar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2019.12.001
Subject(s) - checklist , protocol (science) , observational study , randomized controlled trial , medicine , data extraction , sample size determination , inclusion and exclusion criteria , medline , family medicine , medical physics , alternative medicine , surgery , psychology , pathology , statistics , mathematics , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are critical in developing new therapeutic approaches. Historically, in plastic surgery, RCTs are uncommon as they make up less than 2% of all publications. However there has recently been an increase in RCTs appearing in plastic surgery but the quality of these articles has yet to be assessed. We aim to determine the completeness of intervention reporting in plastic surgery RCTs using the TIDieR checklist.