Clinical trial registration in physiotherapy journals: recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012 Dec;42(12):978-81
Date
12/04/2012Pubmed ID
23201914DOI
10.2519/jospt.2012.0111Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84871811699 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
Clinical trial registration involves placing the protocol for a clinical trial on a free, publicly available, and electronically searchable register. Registration is considered to be prospective if the protocol is registered before the trial commences (ie, before the first participant is enrolled). Prospective registration has several potential advantages. It could help avoid trials being duplicated unnecessarily and it could allow people with health problems to identify trials in which they might participate. Perhaps more importantly, however, it tackles 2 big problems in clinical research: selective reporting and publication bias. Prospective clinical trial registration is of great potential value to the clinicians, consumers, and researchers who rely on clinical trial data, and that is why the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors (ISPJE) is recommending that members enact a policy for prospective trial registration.
Author List
Costa LO, Lin CW, Grossi DB, Mancini MC, Swisher AK, Cook CE, Vaughn DW, Elkins MR, Sheikh U, Moore A, Jull GA, Craik RL, Maher CG, Guirro RR, Marques AP, Harms M, Brooks D, Simoneau GG, Strupstad JHAuthor
Guy Simoneau PhD Professor in the Physical Therapy department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Clinical Trials as TopicPhysical Therapy Specialty
Publication Bias
