|
Mentioned in journals published 'Instructions to Authors' |
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| N = 165 (%) |
|
|
|
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| CONSORT Statement |
62 (38%) |
|
|
|
| Require |
23 |
| Recommend |
39 |
| Submit with checklist |
17 |
| Web address |
46 * |
| 2001 journal article |
18 |
| 2001 exploratory article |
1 |
| Article citing 2001 article |
2 |
| 1996 journal article (out-of-date) |
6 ** |
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|
|
| Cluster extension |
5 (3%) |
|
|
|
| Require |
3 |
| Recommend |
2 |
| Suitable reference |
2 |
|
|
|
| Harms extension |
3 (2%) |
|
|
|
| Require |
2 |
| Recommend |
1 |
| Suitable reference |
1 |
|
|
|
| Herbal extension |
2 (1%) |
|
|
|
| Recommend |
2 |
| Suitable reference |
2 |
|
|
|
| Non-inferiority and equivalence extension |
1 (1%) |
|
|
|
| Recommend |
1 |
| Suitable reference |
1 |
|
|
|
| ICMJE |
69 (42%) |
|
|
|
| Web address |
48 |
| Suitable reference (article > 2000) |
3 |
| Obsolete reference (article < 2000) |
15 |
| No reference |
6 |
|
|
|
| Trial registration |
61 (37%) |
|
|
|
| Require |
44 |
| Recommend |
17 |
| Cites http://www.icmje.org |
23 |
| Cites http://www.clinicaltrials.gov |
9 |
| Cites WHO International Clinical Trial Registry Platform |
4 |
| Cites a combination of the above |
10 |
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* Web address was misspelt (n = 2) ** Article citing the 1996 article (n = 1) | |
Hopewell et al. Trials 2008 9:20 doi:10.1186/1745-6215-9-20 |
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