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Reducing waste from incomplete or unusable reports of biomedical research

The Lancet (British edition), 2014-01, Vol.383 (9913), p.267-276 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Elsevier Ltd ;2014 Elsevier Ltd ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Jan 18, 2014 ;2014. Elsevier Ltd ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62228-X ;PMID: 24411647 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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Title:
Reducing waste from incomplete or unusable reports of biomedical research
Author: Glasziou, Paul, Prof ; Altman, Douglas G, Prof ; Bossuyt, Patrick, Prof ; Boutron, Isabelle, Prof ; Clarke, Mike, Prof ; Julious, Steven, Prof ; Michie, Susan, Prof ; Moher, David, PhD ; Wager, Elizabeth, PhD
Subjects: Access to Information ; Biological and medical sciences ; Biomedical research ; Biomedical Research - methods ; Biomedical Research - standards ; Clinical trials ; Complex systems ; Documentation - standards ; Epidemiology ; General aspects ; Guidelines as Topic ; Humans ; Information Dissemination - methods ; Internal Medicine ; Intervention ; Medical research ; Medical sciences ; Methods ; Periodicals as Topic - standards ; Publishing - standards ; Qualitative research ; Questionnaires ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - standards ; Research Design ; Studies ; Systematic review ; Usability
Is Part Of: The Lancet (British edition), 2014-01, Vol.383 (9913), p.267-276
Description: Summary Research publication can both communicate and miscommunicate. Unless research is adequately reported, the time and resources invested in the conduct of research is wasted. Reporting guidelines such as CONSORT, STARD, PRISMA, and ARRIVE aim to improve the quality of research reports, but all are much less adopted and adhered to than they should be. Adequate reports of research should clearly describe which questions were addressed and why, what was done, what was shown, and what the findings mean. However, substantial failures occur in each of these elements. For example, studies of published trial reports showed that the poor description of interventions meant that 40–89% were non-replicable; comparisons of protocols with publications showed that most studies had at least one primary outcome changed, introduced, or omitted; and investigators of new trials rarely set their findings in the context of a systematic review, and cited a very small and biased selection of previous relevant trials. Although best documented in reports of controlled trials, inadequate reporting occurs in all types of studies—animal and other preclinical studies, diagnostic studies, epidemiological studies, clinical prediction research, surveys, and qualitative studies. In this report, and in the Series more generally, we point to a waste at all stages in medical research. Although a more nuanced understanding of the complex systems involved in the conduct, writing, and publication of research is desirable, some immediate action can be taken to improve the reporting of research. Evidence for some recommendations is clear: change the current system of research rewards and regulations to encourage better and more complete reporting, and fund the development and maintenance of infrastructure to support better reporting, linkage, and archiving of all elements of research. However, the high amount of waste also warrants future investment in the monitoring of and research into reporting of research, and active implementation of the findings to ensure that research reports better address the needs of the range of research users.
Publisher: Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0140-6736
EISSN: 1474-547X
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62228-X
PMID: 24411647
CODEN: LANCAO
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Reducing waste from incomplete or unusable reports of biomedical research

Elsevier Ltd ;2014 Elsevier Ltd ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Jan 18, 2014 ;2014. Elsevier Ltd ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62228-X ;PMID: 24411647 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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