Mental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine/School of Public Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All randomized controlled trials published in 2014 claiming effectiveness of intervention for mental disorder(s) in their abstract conclusions. The selection will cover any and all kinds of interventions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Studies with an abstract conclusion in which the primary outcomes were declared, and explicitly stated that there was no significant difference between the intervention and control arm in the primary outcomes. In addition, we will exclude studies without conclusion or discussion section in the abstract, trials with more than two arms, and unpublished trials. Secondary analysis studies, feasibility studies, and cost effectiveness studies will not be included either.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of studies showing overstatements in the abstract conclusion compared to the full text results relative to all the included trials. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion (shown as relative to all the included trials) of studies showing overstatements in abstract conclusion among those studies claiming superiority of intervention of treatment. The proportion of studies that exhibit overstatements among those that claim partial effectiveness of intervention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShinohara, Kiyomi
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine/School of Public Health Health Promotion and Human Behaviour
Outcome results
None listed