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ArticleBMC medical research methodology2023

Reporting of flow diagrams in randomised controlled trials published in periodontology and implantology: a survey.

Hanns-Gustav Julius Meyer, Nikolaos Pandis, Jadbinder Seehra, Clovis Mariano Faggion

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Hanns-Gustav Julius MeyerDepartment of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, University Hospital Münster, Waldeyerstraße 30, 48149 Münster, Münster, Germany.
Nikolaos PandisDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental School/Medical Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Jadbinder SeehraCentre for Craniofacial Development & Regeneration, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, Floor 25, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Clovis Mariano FaggionDepartment of Periodontology and Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University Hospital Münster, Waldeyerstraße 30, 48149 Münster , Münster, Germany. clovis.faggion@ukmuenster.de.

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Abstract

backgroundItem 13 of the CONSORT guidelines recommends documentation of the participant flow in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) using a diagram. In the medical literature, the reporting of the flow of participants in RCTs has been assessed to be inadequate. The quality of reporting flow diagrams in periodontology and implantology remains unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the reporting of flow diagrams in RCTs published in periodontology and implantology journals. MATERIALS AND

methodsRCTs published between 15

resultsFrom the 544 eligible articles, 85% were single-centre, 82% of parallel-group design and 79% investigated surgical interventions. Three-hundred and fifteen (58%) articles were published in CONSORT endorsing journals. A flow diagram was reported in 317 (58%) trials and reporting was more common in periodontology (73.1%). Overall, 56% of publications with a flow diagram reported a complete CONSORT flow diagram, while in 44% of flow diagrams, at least one point from the CONSORT reporting template was missing. Reasons for loss to follow-up (69.7%) and exclusions from the RCT analysis (86.4%) were poorly reported.

conclusionThe reporting of flow diagrams in periodontology and implantology RCTs was sub-optimal. Greater awareness of the importance of fully completing the participant CONSORT flow diagram is required.

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PublicationsHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesDental implantsEvidence-based dentistryMethodological studyMethodsPeriodonticsRandomised controlled trials

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