ClinicalTrials.gov registration can supplement information in abstracts for systematic reviews: a comparison study
Clinical Trials Friday, June 21st, 2013BMC Medical Research Methodology: June 18, 2013
Background
The inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported in conference abstracts in systematic reviews is controversial, partly because study design information and risk of bias is often not fully reported in the abstract. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) requires trial registration of abstracts submitted for their annual conference as of 2007. Our goal was to assess the feasibility of obtaining study design information critical to systematic reviews, but not typically included in conference abstracts, from the trial registration record. Read more
