The proportion of adequately reported RCTs was higher for registries that used specific methodological fields for describing methods of randomization and allocation concealment compared to registries that did not.
According to reviewers, this information is not adequately reported in all guidelines, especially for the EULAR paper, which obtained a score lower than 10%.
Published manuscripts and adequately reported oral abstracts were considered for inclusion to minimise the risk of publication bias.
bClassified as: yes, if inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants are adequately reported; no, if selection criteria are not reported.
For example, a lack of adequately reported randomization has been associated with bias in estimating the effectiveness of interventions, [ 1, 2].
Primary outcomes were included if they were relevant to the efficacy of E or CT for the condition treated, identified a priory, adequately reported and if their assessment was either adequately blinded or based on self-report.
20 23 25 28 29 29 For the specific STROBE criteria, only three papers adequately reported efforts used to control bias.
Seven studies described the methods used for generation of the randomisation sequence, whereas six adequately reported details about allocation concealment.
The paper also reported for the first time that a long-running investigation had been underway into Peabody Energy relating to whether it has adequately reported on climate risks to investors.
Main outcome measures Whether the method of randomisation was adequately reported, how often balanced randomisation was used, and whether balancing factors were adjusted for in the analysis.
