Background With the increasing number of randomized control trials being conducted and
published in plastic surgery, complete reporting of trial information is critical for readers to
properly evaluate a trial's methodology and arrive at appropriate conclusions about its merits
and applicability to patients. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication
(TIDieR) checklist was introduced to address the limited guidance for reporting trial
interventions. Objectives The authors applied the TIDieR checklist to evaluate the …

Abstract Background 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. Methods A search of Pubmed for RCTs published in the top 10 plastic …