Reporting missing participant data in randomised trials: systematic survey of the methodological literature and a proposed guide

Akl, Elie A; Shawwa, Khaled; Kahale, Lara A; Agoritsas, Thomas; Brignardello-Petersen, Romina; Busse, Jason W; Carrasco-Labra, Alonso; Ebrahim, Shanil; Johnston, Bradley C; Neumann, Ignacio; Sola, Ivan; Sun, Xin; Vandvik, Per; Zhang, Yuqing; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Guyatt, Gordon H

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008431

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Reporting missing participant data in randomised trials: systematic survey of the methodological literature and a proposed guide

ContributorsAkl, Elie A; Shawwa, Khaled; Kahale, Lara A; Agoritsas, Thomas

; Brignardello-Petersen, Romina; Busse, Jason W; Carrasco-Labra, Alonso; Ebrahim, Shanil; Johnston, Bradley C; Neumann, Ignacio; Sola, Ivan; Sun, Xin; Vandvik, Per; Zhang, Yuqing; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Guyatt, Gordon H

Published inBMJ open, vol. 5, no. 12, e008431

Publication date2015

Abstract

We conducted a systematic survey of the methodological literature to identify recommended approaches for how and what randomised clinical trial (RCT) authors should report on missing participant data and, on the basis of these approaches, to propose guidance for RCT authors.

Keywords

Bias (Epidemiology)
Data Accuracy
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Patient Dropouts/statistics & numerical data
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Research Design/statistics & numerical data

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie

Research group

Epidémiologie clinique (115)

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AKL, Elie A et al. Reporting missing participant data in randomised trials: systematic survey of the methodological literature and a proposed guide. In: BMJ open, 2015, vol. 5, n° 12, p. e008431. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008431

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PID : unige:90346
DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008431
PMID : 26719310

ISSN of the journal2044-6055

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Reporting missing participant data in randomised trials: systematic survey of the methodological literature and a proposed guide

We conducted a systematic survey of the methodological literature to identify recommended approaches for how and what randomised clinical trial (RCT) authors should report on missing participant data and, on the basis of these approaches, to propose guidance for RCT authors.

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