Publication Rate and Consistency of Registered Trials of Motor-Based Stroke Rehabilitation
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Abstract
Objective To determine the publication rate of motor-rehabilitation trials poststroke and the consistency between registry records and their corresponding main publications in trial design, primary objectives and outcomes, eligibility criteria, and sample size.
Methods We searched 18 clinical trial registries to identify randomized controlled trials of motor-based stroke rehabilitation registered after July 2005 and completed before April 2017. Eligible trials included adults with stroke, with at least one outcome measure related to motor function. Information in the registry records was compared with that of their main publications, if any.
Results Three hundred twenty-three trials met our eligibility criteria; we were unable to find a peer-reviewed publication reporting the main findings for 46% (150/323) of these. Of the 169 trials with peer-reviewed articles published in English, 141 (83%) were consistent with the registry record in trial design, 100 (59%) were consistent in primary objectives, 71 (42%) were consistent in primary outcomes, 28 (17%) were consistent in eligibility criteria, and 74 (44%) were consistent in sample size.
Conclusions Approximately half of motor-based stroke rehabilitation trials were not published, even more than 3 years after the end of the trial. When main publications were found, they substantially deviated from information in the registry record. These findings highlight the importance of trial registries for identifying unpublished stroke rehabilitation trials and of searching trial registries when conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis to help ensure that reviews are unbiased.
Glossary
- CI=
- confidence interval;
- CONSORT=
- Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials;
- RCTs=
- randomized controlled trials;
- UIN=
- Unified Identification Number
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- Received August 5, 2020.
- Accepted in final form January 22, 2021.
- © 2021 American Academy of Neurology
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- Reader Response: Publication Rate and Consistency of Registered Trials of Motor-based Stroke Rehabilitation
- Kana Matsuda, Department of Rehabilitation, Mie University Hospital
- Shinsuke Hori, Department of Rehabilitation, Mie University Hospital
- Yukito Ueda, Department of Rehabilitation, Mie University Hospital
- Kenta Ushida, Department of Rehabilitation, Mie University Hospital
- Ryo Momosaki, Department of Rehabilitation, Mie University Hospital
Submitted March 03, 2021
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