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Objective: To assess the adherence of stroke randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to CONSORT reporting guidelines, and investigate the factors that are associated with completeness of reporting.
Design: Two reviewers assessed the published report of the final primary results of stroke RCTs with a 10-point truncated CONSORT reporting checklist, to investigate adherence over time, univariable associations, and independent associations with total CONSORT reporting score in a multiple linear regression model.
Data sources: Random sample of stroke RCTs from the Cochrane Stroke Group’s Trial Register.
Eligibility criteria: Primary published report of the final results of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke RCTs, published in English in 1997-2016 inclusive.
Results: In 177 stroke RCTs, the mean score on the truncated CONSORT checklist was 5.8 (SD 2.2); reporting improved from 1997-2000 (4.9 SD 2.0) to 2001-2009 (5.8 SD 2.1) and to 2010-2016 (6.8 SD 2.1). A higher CONSORT score was independently associated with publication during epochs following a revision of CONSORT reporting guidelines (p
Design: Two reviewers assessed the published report of the final primary results of stroke RCTs with a 10-point truncated CONSORT reporting checklist, to investigate adherence over time, univariable associations, and independent associations with total CONSORT reporting score in a multiple linear regression model.
Data sources: Random sample of stroke RCTs from the Cochrane Stroke Group’s Trial Register.
Eligibility criteria: Primary published report of the final results of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke RCTs, published in English in 1997-2016 inclusive.
Results: In 177 stroke RCTs, the mean score on the truncated CONSORT checklist was 5.8 (SD 2.2); reporting improved from 1997-2000 (4.9 SD 2.0) to 2001-2009 (5.8 SD 2.1) and to 2010-2016 (6.8 SD 2.1). A higher CONSORT score was independently associated with publication during epochs following a revision of CONSORT reporting guidelines (p