Objective: To assess the proportion of registered surgical trials with results published in
journals with high-impact factors; compare the primary outcomes specified in trial registries …

Objective: To determine the proportion of registered trials published in the surgical literature,
to compare, in registered trials, the primary outcomes registered with those published and to …

Objective: To determine the nature and frequency of distorted presentation or “spin”(ie,
specific reporting strategies which highlight that the experimental treatment is beneficial …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of discontinuation and nonpublication of surgical
versus medical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and to explore risk factors for …

Objective: To evaluate discrepancies between trial registry entries and final reports of
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in major general surgical journals …

Objective: To evaluate the quality of reporting of surgical randomized controlled trials
published in surgical and general medical journals using Jadad score, allocation …

Background: Reports of clinical trials often lack adequate descriptions of their design and
analysis. Thus readers cannot properly assess the strength of the findings and are limited in …

Objective: To assess the reporting of surgical interventions, care providers, and number of
centers in randomized clinical trials. Methods: Systematic review was performed to assess …

Objective: To assess worldwide trends in volume and methodological quality of published
surgical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) over the past decade. Background …

BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in surgery can provide valuable
evidence of the efficacy of interventions if they are well-designed, appropriately executed …