| Title |
Can We Depend on Investigators to Identify and Register Randomized Controlled Trials?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0044183 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roberta W. Scherer, Pamela C. Sieving, Ann-Margret Ervin, Kay Dickersin |
| Abstract |
To reduce publication bias, systematic reviewers are advised to search conference abstracts to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in humans and not published in full. We assessed the information provided by authors to aid identification of RCTs for reviews. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 15 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 38% |
| Librarian | 3 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 44% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 19% |