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Trial reportInternational journal of paediatric dentistry2023

Selective outcome reporting in paediatric dentistry restorative treatment randomised clinical trials-A meta-research.

Rokaia Ahmed Elagami, Tamara Kerber Tedesco, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Gabriela Seabra da Silva, Mariana Minatel Braga, Fausto Medeiros Mendes, Daniela Prócida Raggio

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of paediatric dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rokaia Ahmed ElagamiDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-4598
Tamara Kerber TedescoCruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0794-1578
Claudio Mendes PannutiDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3975
Gabriela Seabra da SilvaDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-7095
Mariana Minatel BragaDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-6500
Fausto Medeiros MendesDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-4103
Daniela Prócida RaggioDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-2068

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSelective outcome reporting (SOR) is a bias that occurs when the primary outcome of a randomised clinical trial (RCT) is omitted or changed.

aimTo evaluate the prevalence of SOR in RCTs on restorative treatment in primary teeth.

designWe conducted an electronic search on ClinicalTrials.gov and the World Health Organization platform (International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) on 1

resultsOf the 294 identified protocols, 30 were included in the study. 83.3% of trials were registered retrospectively. SOR was observed in 53.3% (n = 16) of the published trials and was significantly associated with a discrepancy in the follow-up period (p = .017).

conclusionsThe high prevalence of SOR in RCTs on restorative treatment proves that this is a prominent threat. A proper preregistered protocol, declaration of any protocol deviation and allowance of stakeholders to compare the protocol with that of the submitted papers will achieve transparency.

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Pediatric DentistryResearch DesignChildHumansTreatment OutcomePaediatric dentistryrandomised controlled trialsrestorative treatmentselective reporting

Identifiers

PMID35838202
PMCPMC10087835

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