Open AccessThe assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials published in Indian medical journals
Author(s) -
Luxitaa Goenka,
Suramya Rajendran,
K Arumugam,
Jamuna Rani,
Melvin George
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/picr.picr_60_18
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , randomized controlled trial , medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , medical journal , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we sought to evaluate if the published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported in the year 2017 among the Indian medical journals (IMJs) complied with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines and identify domains where reporting could be improved.