Are CONSORT checklists submitted by authors adequately reflecting what information is actually reported in published papers?
Publication date
2018ISSN
1745-6215
Abstract
Background: Compulsory submission of a checklist from the relevant reporting guideline is one of the most widespread journal requirements aiming to improve completeness of reporting. However, the current suboptimal levels of adherence to reporting guidelines observed in the literature may indicate that this journal policy is not having a significant effect. Findings: We explored whether authors provided the appropriate CONSORT checklist extension for their study and whether there were inconsistencies between what authors claimed on the submitted checklist and what was actually reported in the published paper. We randomly selected 12 randomized trials from three journals that provide the originally submitted checklist and analyzed six core CONSORT items. Only one paper used the appropriate checklist extension and had no inconsistencies between what was claimed in the submitted checklist and what was reported in the published paper. Conclusion: Journals should take further actions to take full advantage of the requirement for the submission of fulfilled CONSORT checklists, thus ensuring that these checklists reflect what is reported in the manuscript.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Directrius per a la presentació d'informes
Exhaustivitat dels informes
Informe d'incoherències
CONSORT
Aval
Directrices de informes
Integridad de los informes
Informes de inconsistencias
CONSORT
Aprobación
Reporting guidelines
Completeness of reporting
Reporting inconsistencies
CONSORT
Endorsement
Pages
4
Publisher
Springer Nature
Collection
19
Is part of
Trials
Citation
Blanco, David; Biggane, Alice M.; Cobo, Erik [et al.]. Are CONSORT checklists submitted by authors adequately reflecting what information is actually reported in published papers? Trials, 2018, 19, 80. Disponible en: <https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-018-2475-0>. Fecha de acceso: 3 jun. 2022. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2475-0
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/676207
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