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What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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2. Level and Prevalence of Spin in Published Cardiovascular Randomized Clinical Trial Reports With Statistically Nonsignificant Primary Outcomes: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2019
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3. Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011
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4. The Impact of Information Presentation and Cognitive Dissonance on Processing Systematic Review Summaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Bicycle Helmet Legislation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5. A group randomized control trial to test the efficacy of the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) program among Canadian military recruits.BMC psychiatry · 2019
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6. Do infographics 'spin' the findings of health and medical research?BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2025
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7. Premature call for implementation of Tetris in clinical practice: a commentary on Deforges et al. (2023).Molecular psychiatry · 2024
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8. Balancing statistical significance and clinical relevance.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2018
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9. Non-Publication Is Common among Phase 1, Single-Center, Not Prospectively Registered, or Early Terminated Clinical Drug Trials.PloS one · 2016
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10. Differences in antibiotic use between patients with and without a regular doctor in Hong Kong.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2015
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11. Classification and prevalence of spin in abstracts of non-randomized studies evaluating an intervention.BMC medical research methodology · 2015
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12. Interpretation of Results of Studies Evaluating an Intervention Highlighted in Google Health News: A Cross-Sectional Study of News.PloS one · 2015
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13. "Spin" in wound care research: the reporting and interpretation of randomized controlled trials with statistically non-significant primary outcome results or unspecified primary outcomes.Trials · 2013
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14. Outcome Reporting Bias in Government-Sponsored Policy Evaluations: A Qualitative Content Analysis of 13 Studies.PloS one
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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