ArticleResearch integrity and peer review2017
Registration of randomized controlled trials in nursing journals.
Article in Research integrity and peer review, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Registration of published randomized trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- The Prospective Registration of Clinical Trial Protocols: When Is a Health-Related Intervention Study Not a 'Clinical Trial'?Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Why Pre-Registration of Research Must Be Taken More Seriously.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- It Is about Quality, Not the Badge: A Response to Is the Ph.D. Well for Nursing Faculty Running Dry?Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2021Article
- Research-training needs of clinical nurses: A nationwide study among tertiary hospitals in China.International journal of nursing sciences · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundTrial registration helps minimize publication and reporting bias. In leading medical journals, 96% of published trials are registered. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of randomized controlled trials published in key nursing journals that met criteria for timely registration.
methodsWe reviewed all RCTs published in three (two general, one mental health) nursing journals between August 2011 and September 2016. We classified the included trials as: 1. Not registered, 2. Registered but not reported in manuscript, 3. Registered retrospectively, 4. Registered prospectively (before the recruitment of the first subject into the trial). 5. Timely registration (as 4 but the trial identification number is reported in abstract).
resultsWe identified 135 trials published in the three included journals. The majority (
conclusionsThere is an unacceptable difference in rates of trial registration between leading medical and nursing journals. Concerted effort is required by nurse researchers, reviewers and journal editors to ensure that all trials are registered in a timely way.
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