| Title |
Identification of Additional Trials in Prospective Trial Registers for Cochrane Systematic Reviews
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0042812 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wynanda A. van Enst, Rob J. P. M. Scholten, Lotty Hooft |
| Abstract |
Publication and selective outcome reporting bias are a threat to the validity of systematic reviews. Extensive searching for additional trials in prospective trial registers could reduce this problem. We have evaluated how authors of Cochrane systematic reviews currently make use of trial registers as an additional source for the identification of potentially eligible trials. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 14% |
| Librarian | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 8 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 12 | 34% |