Objectives To evaluate the compliance with prospective registration and inclusion of the trial
registration number (TRN) in published randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and to analyse …

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide the highest level of evidence in clinical
research and are the foundation of evidencebased medicine. 1 However, ongoing …

1 BACKGROUND Registration creates a public record of planned clinical trials and is
perhaps that most important weapon in ensuring unbiased reporting of clinical research. It is …

Objective: The aim of this study was to define reporting standards for IDEAL format studies.
Background: The IDEAL Framework and Recommendations establish an integrated …

Public concerns about the perils associated with incomplete or delayed reporting of results
from clinical trials has heightened interest in trial registries and results databases. Here we …

Introduction Registration of clinical trials has been initiated in order to assess adherence of
the reported results to the original trial protocol. This study aimed to investigate the …

Background Scientific research is replete with poor accessibility to data, materials, and
protocol, which limits the reproducibility of a study. Transparency with regard to materials …

In 2005, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) initiated a policy
requiring investigators to deposit information about trial design into an accepted clinical …

Methods We will search for potential studies published in English and between 1 January
2018 and 31 December 2018 via PubMed. Teams of paired reviewers will screen titles …

Prospective registration plays an important role in ensuring the transparency and reliability
of clinical trials. Preregistration of clinical trials has been required by the ICMJE since 2005 …