OBJECTIVE: Many reviews specifically aimed to assess the quality of randomized controlled
trials (RCTs). We evaluated the quality of reporting in such reviews. STUDY DESIGN AND …

It has been suggested that the quality of clinical trials should be assessed by blinded raters
to limit the risk of introducing bias into meta-analyses and systematic reviews, and into the …

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the reported methodological quality of randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) reflects the actual methodological quality and to evaluate the …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the frequency of quality assessment of randomized controlled
trials within systematic reviews and the incorporation of the quality assessment in the …

Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is important and relatively new.
Quality gives us an estimate of the likelihood that the results are a valid estimate of the truth …

OBJECTIVE: To find if a particular quality score was better than others at validly scoring the
quality of randomized controlled trials, both by examining the consistency of dividing studies …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the trends in the methodological quality of randomized
controlled trials in various medical fields. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Relevant studies …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To review current practice in the assessment of the
quality of original observational studies included in systematic reviews. MATERIALS AND …

ContextThe evaluation of the methodologic quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is
central to evidence-based health care. Important methodologic detail may, however, be …

The best evidence on the efficacy of medical interventions is provided by high-quality trials
summarized in high-quality systematic reviews or meta-analyses. The methodological …