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Adindu E, Ramtin S, Azarpey A, Ring D, Teunis T. Steroid versus placebo injections and wrist splints in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2024:17531934241240380. [PMID: 38546484 DOI: 10.1177/17531934241240380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials compared the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections with placebo injections and wrist splints for carpal tunnel syndrome, focusing on symptom relief and median nerve conduction velocity. Within 3 months of the corticosteroid injection, there was a modest statistically significant difference in symptom relief compared to placebo injections and wrist splints, as measured by the Symptom Severity Subscore of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire; however, this did not meet the minimum clinically important difference. Pain reduction with corticosteroids was slightly better than with wrist splints, but it also failed to reach clinical significance. Electrodiagnostic assessments showed transient changes in distal motor and sensory latencies in favour of corticosteroids at 3 months, but these changes were not evident at 6 months. The best current evidence suggests that corticosteroid injections provide minimal transient improvement in nerve conduction and symptomatology compared with placebo or wrist splints.
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- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Birnbaum Y, Kitakaze M, Grieve D, Uretsky BF. Who Should Be the Corresponding Author, What Are Their Responsibilities, and What Email Address Should They Provide? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023; 37:1039-1040. [PMID: 37450060 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-023-07486-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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- Yochai Birnbaum
- The Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
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- Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, Little Rock, AR, USA
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Yang K, Xu L, Wang S, Zhu M, Fan Q, Gu Y, Wang Y, Wang Q, Zhao D, Pang C, Ren S. A Bibliometric Analysis of 100 Most-Cited Articles on Corneal Cross-Linking. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:904077. [PMID: 35721090 PMCID: PMC9199002 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.904077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Highly cited papers are expected to have high-quality data that significantly contribute to the body of knowledge. The study aimed to evaluate the characters of the 100 most-cited articles on corneal cross-linking (CXL) through a bibliometric analysis. Materials and Methods The Web of Science database was searched to identify papers published from 1950 to 2020. A bibliometric analysis of the top 100-cited articles was conducted in the current study. The citation differences between basic research, clinical research, and reviews were compared by Kruskal-Wallis test. The association between citations and publication year was evaluated by Spearman correlation analysis. The VOSviewer software was used to create networks of co-authorship and keywords map. Results The median values of the number of citations, citations/year since publication, and citations since 2013 were 101, 9.5, and 11.92, respectively. A total of 61% of articles were clinical research. The citations since 2013 of clinical research were lower than basic research and the reviews (all p < 0.001). The publication year was positively correlated with the number of publications (r = 0.665, p = 0.013), and the total number of citations decreased for basic research (r = -0.447, p = 0.017), and clinical research (r = -0.433, p < 0.001). The J REFRACT SURG publishes the highest number of articles. The corresponding authors were predominantly from the Italy (N = 17), Germany (N = 16), and United States (N = 15). Spoerl Eberhard has the highest number of citations and total link strength with 15 articles. Extensive collaboration existed among the main core nodes containing "cross-linking (N = 45)," "riboflavin (N = 44)," and "ultraviolet A (UVA) (N = 42)." Conclusion The present study focused on the comprehensive analysis of the top 100-cited articles on the CXL research, providing insight into research developments over the past decades.
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- Kaili Yang
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Eye Institute, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Styles SJ, Ković V, Ke H, Šoškić A. Towards ARTEM-IS: Design guidelines for evidence-based EEG methodology reporting tools. Neuroimage 2021; 245:118721. [PMID: 34826594 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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As the number of EEG papers increases, so too do the number of guidelines for how to report what has been done. However, current guidelines and checklists appear to have limited adoption, as systematic reviews have shown the journal article format is highly prone to errors, ambiguities and omissions of methodological details. This is a problem for transparency in the scientific record, along with reproducibility and metascience. Following lessons learned in the high complexity fields of aviation and surgery, we conclude that new tools are needed to overcome the limitations of written methodology descriptions, and that these tools should be developed through community consultation to ensure that they have the most utility for EEG stakeholders. As a first step in tool development, we present the ARTEM-IS Statement describing what action will be needed to create an Agreed Reporting Template for Electroencephalography Methodology - International Standard (ARTEM-IS), along with ARTEM-IS Design Guidelines for developing tools that use an evidence-based approach to error reduction. We first launched the statement at the LiveMEEG conference in 2020 along with a draft of an ARTEM-IS template for public consultation. Members of the EEG community are invited to join this collective effort to create evidence-based tools that will help make the process of reporting methodology intuitive to complete and foolproof by design.
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- Suzy J Styles
- Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Centre for Research and Development in Learning, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
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- Laboratory for Neurocognition and Applied Cognition, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Singapore
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- Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Laboratory for Neurocognition and Applied Cognition, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Singapore; Teacher Education Faculty, University of Belgrade, Singapore.
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BasirianJahromi R, Shamsi A. Should we add social media account details to authors' affiliations? LEARNED PUBLISHING 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/leap.1341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Reza BasirianJahromi
- Department of Medical Library and Information Science Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Bushehr Iran
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Gabelica M, Cavar J, Puljak L. Authors of trials from high-ranking anesthesiology journals were not willing to share raw data. J Clin Epidemiol 2019; 109:111-116. [PMID: 30738169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze data sharing practices among authors of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in seven high-ranking anesthesiology journals from 2014 to 2016. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We analyzed data sharing statements in 619 included RCTs and contacted their corresponding authors, asking them to share de-identified raw data from trial. RESULTS Of the 86 (14%) authors who responded to our query for data sharing, only 24 (4%) provided the requested data. Only one of those 24 had a data sharing statement in the published manuscript. Only 24 (4%) of manuscripts contained statements suggesting a willingness to share trial data; only one of those authors actually shared data. There was no difference in proportion of data sharing between studies with commercial and nonprofit funding. Among the 62 authors who refused to provide data, reasons were seldom provided. When reasons were provided, common themes included issues regarding data ownership and participant privacy. Only one of the seven analyzed journals encouraged authors toward data sharing. CONCLUSION Willingness to share data among anesthesiology RCTs is very low. To achieve widespread availability of de-identified trial data, journals should request their publication, as opposed to only encouraging authors to do so.
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- Mirko Gabelica
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, EP1249 Exploration Place 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Godolphin PJ, Bath PM, Montgomery AA. Short email with attachment versus long email without attachment when contacting authors to request unpublished data for a systematic review: a nested randomised trial. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025273. [PMID: 30705243 PMCID: PMC6359874 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Systematic reviews often rely on the acquisition of unpublished analyses or data. We carried out a nested randomised trial comparing two different approaches for contacting authors to request additional data for a systematic review. PARTICIPANTS Participants were authors of published reports of prevention or treatment trials in stroke in which there was central adjudication of events. A primary and secondary research active author were selected as contacts for each trial. INTERVENTIONS Authors were randomised to be sent either a short email with a protocol of the systematic review attached ('Short') or a longer email that contained detailed information and without the protocol attached ('Long'). A maximum of two emails were sent to each author to obtain a response. The unit of analysis was trial, accounting for clustering by author. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was whether a response was received from authors. Secondary outcomes included time to response, number of reminders needed before a response was received and whether authors agreed to collaborate. RESULTS 88 trials with 76 primary authors were identified in the systematic review, and of these, 36 authors were randomised to Short (trials=45) and 40 to Long (trials=43). Responses were received for 69 trials. There was no evidence of a difference in response rate between trial arms (Short vs Long, OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.36 to 3.33). There was no evidence of a difference in time to response between trial arms (Short vs Long, HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.51). In total, 27% of authors responded within a day and 22% of authors never responded. CONCLUSIONS There was no evidence to suggest that email format had an impact on the number of responses received when acquiring data for a systematic review involving stroke trials or the time taken to receive these responses.
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- Peter J Godolphin
- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Stroke Trials Unit, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Manca A, Cugusi L, Dvir Z, Deriu F. Non-corresponding authors in the era of meta-analyses. J Clin Epidemiol 2018; 98:159-161. [PMID: 29408344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The exponential growth of the global scientific output requires review articles that summarize such escalating knowledge. The rate of growth in the number of published meta-analyses in the last decade is impressive, with meta-analyses being the most cited form of scientific article. The validity of the pooled estimates of effect heavily rely on the availability of data in the included articles. Unfortunately, inadequate reporting of the findings is common and often makes data extraction cumbersome. However, the response rate of corresponding authors to data requests is dangerously low, which threatens the validity of meta-analytic estimates. The aim of the present communication is to ignite a thoughtful debate to stimulate a higher level of responsibility and correspondence commitment from published authors. METHODS Commentary on our personal experience as meta-analysts. RESULTS In line with previous surveys, we observed a low response rate from corresponding authors, typically less than 50%. CONCLUSIONS Lack of publication follow-up is a serious threat not only to meta-analysts and systematic reviewers, whose incomplete data pooling may lead to biased and misleading estimates of effect, but also to clinical practitioners, who heavily rely on the findings generated by meta-analyses for informing and driving their clinical practice.
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- Andrea Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
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Vansteensel MJ, Kristo G, Aarnoutse EJ, Ramsey NF. The brain-computer interface researcher’s questionnaire: from research to application. BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/2326263x.2017.1366237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- M. J. Vansteensel
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gasparyan AY, Yessirkepov M, Voronov AA, Gorin SV, Koroleva AM, Kitas GD. Statement on Publication Ethics for Editors and Publishers. J Korean Med Sci 2016; 31:1351-4. [PMID: 27510376 PMCID: PMC4974174 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The digitization and related developments in journal editing and publishing necessitate increasing the awareness of all stakeholders of science communication in the emerging global problems and possible solutions. Journal editors and publishers are frequently encountered with the fast-growing problems of authorship, conflicts of interest, peer review, research misconduct, unethical citations, and inappropriate journal impact metrics. While the number of erroneous and unethical research papers and wasteful, or 'predatory', journals is increasing exponentially, responsible editors are urged to 'clean' the literature by correcting or retracting related articles. Indexers are advised to implement measures for accepting truly influential and ethical journals and delisting sources with predatory publishing practices. Updating knowledge and skills of authors, editors and publishers, developing and endorsing recommendations of global editorial associations, and (re)drafting journal instructions can be viewed as potential tools for improving ethics of academic journals. The aim of this Statement is to increase awareness of all stakeholders of science communication of the emerging ethical issues in journal editing and publishing and initiate a campaign of upgrading and enforcing related journal instructions.
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- Armen Yuri Gasparyan
- Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biology and Microbiology, South Kazakhstan State Pharmaceutical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Marketing and Trade Deals, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation
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- Russian Regional Chapter of the European Association of Science Editors, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Journal of Economy and Entrepreneurship; Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Economics and Organization of Production, Tyumen State Oil and Gas University, Tyumen, Russian Federation
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- Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Movsisyan A, Melendez-Torres G, Montgomery P. Users identified challenges in applying GRADE to complex interventions and suggested an extension to GRADE. J Clin Epidemiol 2016; 70:191-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Jelicic Kadic A, Vucic K, Dosenovic S, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Extracting data from figures with software was faster, with higher interrater reliability than manual extraction. J Clin Epidemiol 2016; 74:119-23. [PMID: 26780258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare speed and accuracy of graphical data extraction using manual estimation and open source software. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Data points from eligible graphs/figures published in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 2009 to 2014 were extracted by two authors independently, both by manual estimation and with the Plot Digitizer, open source software. Corresponding authors of each RCT were contacted up to four times via e-mail to obtain exact numbers that were used to create graphs. Accuracy of each method was compared against the source data from which the original graphs were produced. RESULTS Software data extraction was significantly faster, reducing time for extraction for 47%. Percent agreement between the two raters was 51% for manual and 53.5% for software data extraction. Percent agreement between the raters and original data was 66% vs. 75% for the first rater and 69% vs. 73% for the second rater, for manual and software extraction, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Data extraction from figures should be conducted using software, whereas manual estimation should be avoided. Using software for data extraction of data presented only in figures is faster and enables higher interrater reliability.
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- Antonia Jelicic Kadic
- Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department for Quality, Safety and Efficacy Assessment of Medicinal Products, Agency for medicinal products and medical devices, Ksaverska cesta 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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Roche DG, Kruuk LEB, Lanfear R, Binning SA. Public Data Archiving in Ecology and Evolution: How Well Are We Doing? PLoS Biol 2015; 13:e1002295. [PMID: 26556502 PMCID: PMC4640582 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Policies that mandate public data archiving (PDA) successfully increase accessibility to data underlying scientific publications. However, is the data quality sufficient to allow reuse and reanalysis? We surveyed 100 datasets associated with nonmolecular studies in journals that commonly publish ecological and evolutionary research and have a strong PDA policy. Out of these datasets, 56% were incomplete, and 64% were archived in a way that partially or entirely prevented reuse. We suggest that cultural shifts facilitating clearer benefits to authors are necessary to achieve high-quality PDA and highlight key guidelines to help authors increase their data's reuse potential and compliance with journal data policies.
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- Dominique G. Roche
- Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Éco-Éthologie, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Éco-Éthologie, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Somford MP, van Deurzen DFP, Ostendorf M, Eygendaal D, van den Bekerom MPJ. Quality of research and quality of reporting in elbow surgery trials. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015; 24:1619-26. [PMID: 25958211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are high in the hierarchy of scientific evidence, but possible sources of bias should be identified or even excluded. This systematic review assessed the methodologic quality and the quality of reporting of the RCTs on the treatment of elbow pathology. METHODS A systematic review of RCTs was performed on the treatment of elbow pathology. PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant trials. Thirty-five of the initial 540 articles being an (pseudo) RCT on invasive treatment of elbow pathology in humans were included. These were scored with the use of an adapted Checklists to Evaluate A Report of a Nonpharmacologic Trial (CLEAR-NPT). To assess quality of reporting, points were administered to the articles based on the results from CLEAR-NPT list. The highest possible score for quality is 26 points. RESULTS The average quality score was 18.1 points (range, 10-25 points). The mean scores were 19.5 for trials published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, 19.8 for those published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and 20.3 for those published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. CONCLUSIONS The most important finding was that the overall quality and the quality of reporting has not improved over the years and that the overall quality of the selected studies and the quality of reporting in these trials is not related to the journal they are published in.
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- Matthijs P Somford
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St Maartenskliniek Woerden, Woerden, The Netherlands
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- Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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