Clinical Trial Registration
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Studies including: 1.RCTs 2.RCTs that utilize a crossover method 3.Follow-up on previously performed RCTs that are analyzing different primary outcomes that were published in the journals between July 1, 2005 and December 31, 2015.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All other study designs were excluded including: 1. Observational studies (including cohort, case-control, and cross sectional) 2. Systematic reviews/Meta-analyses 3. Ongoing studies 4. Commentary or discussion pieces 5. Articles with only a title or lacking an abstract 6. Simulation-based studies 7. Animal/ in vitro studies 8. Cadaver studies 9. Studies not examining shoulder arthroplasty interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Are trial registration identification numbers listed within the text of shoulder arthroplasty publications? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. If #1 is unknown, are published shoulder arthroplasty studies able to be found on ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO, and ISRCTN registry platforms? 3. If #2 is unknown, is the corresponding author able to provide the trial registration identification number? 4. Are studies (registered or unregistered) published in ICMJE recognized or non-ICMJE recognized journals? | — |
Countries
North America
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Thomas Sims
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Outcome results
None listed