Abstract
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) play a crucial role in the research and advancement of medical treatment. A cross-sectional study design was utilized to analyze the completeness of intervention reporting using the TIDieR checklist and to evaluate factors associated with intervention reporting. We sought to compare the completeness of intervention reporting before and after the publication of TIDieR.
Methods: PubMed was searched for RCTs in the top 10 obesity journals per the Google h5-index. After excluding non-RCTs, 300 articles were randomly sampled. After assessing each publication for eligibility, 2 authors (SR & DT) extracted data related to intervention reporting from records in an independent, masked fashion. Data was then verified and analyzed. Results: Our analysis revealed that the quality of intervention reporting is quite variable. Overall, we found no statistically significant difference in the quality of intervention reporting before and after the release of TIDieR guidelines. In general, obesity research has good intervention reporting in areas such as the mode of delivery, material lists for intervention, and procedure lists. However, we determined 4 main areas where obesity researchers can improve reporting quality. This included providing the expertise and background of intervention providers, providing statements regarding the assessment of fidelity of the intervention, and others.
Conclusion: Urgent intervention is warranted to improve the quality of research reporting in obesity research, which is a fundamental component of obesity management. This will likely take a unified approach from researchers, journals, and funding sources.
Methods: PubMed was searched for RCTs in the top 10 obesity journals per the Google h5-index. After excluding non-RCTs, 300 articles were randomly sampled. After assessing each publication for eligibility, 2 authors (SR & DT) extracted data related to intervention reporting from records in an independent, masked fashion. Data was then verified and analyzed. Results: Our analysis revealed that the quality of intervention reporting is quite variable. Overall, we found no statistically significant difference in the quality of intervention reporting before and after the release of TIDieR guidelines. In general, obesity research has good intervention reporting in areas such as the mode of delivery, material lists for intervention, and procedure lists. However, we determined 4 main areas where obesity researchers can improve reporting quality. This included providing the expertise and background of intervention providers, providing statements regarding the assessment of fidelity of the intervention, and others.
Conclusion: Urgent intervention is warranted to improve the quality of research reporting in obesity research, which is a fundamental component of obesity management. This will likely take a unified approach from researchers, journals, and funding sources.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 77 |
State | Published - 22 Feb 2021 |
Event | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Days 2021: Poster presentation - Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Campus, Tulsa, United States Duration: 22 Feb 2021 → 26 Feb 2021 |
Conference
Conference | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Days 2021 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Tulsa |
Period | 22/02/21 → 26/02/21 |
Keywords
- Research Integrity
- Transparency
- Reproducibility
- Quality