Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts
BACKGROUND: The quality of reporting in the abstract section of scientific articles is one of the important aspects of good communication of trials. OBJECTIVES: We investigated abstracts of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the physical activity field according to adherence to the Consolidated S...
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BACKGROUND: The quality of reporting in the abstract section of scientific articles is one of the important aspects of good communication of trials. OBJECTIVES: We investigated abstracts of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the physical activity field according to adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for Abstracts (primary outcome) and checked the recommendations of the selected journals regarding the contents and structure of the abstract. METHODS: This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study of the Strengthening the Evidence in Exercise Sciences (SEES) Initiative. RCTs published in 9 exercise science journals and 2 general medicine journals during 2019 were eligible. Two researchers conducted study selection and, thereafter, assessment of the abstracts using a form comprising 16 items based on CONSORT for Abstracts. Also, extracted, in duplicate and independently, the journals’ recommendations for authors. RESULTS: 131 abstracts were eligible for evaluation. From items evaluated, those with the highest adherence were objectives or hypothesis (99%), conclusion (98%), and intervention (94%). The lowest reporting was observed in the number of participants analyzed (6%), allocation and randomization (1%), and funding (1%). Ten journals recommended the abstract structure, but only two mentioned the CONSORT for Abstracts. CONCLUSIONS: There is variable and suboptimal adherence to the CONSORT for Abstracts in trials in the physical activity field and poor recommendation of this instrument in journals selected. Therefore, we suggest editors, reviewers, and authors a greater adherence to guidelines, and to journal recommendations to improve the quality of reporting of abstracts in the physical activity field.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b4bddcdbdf64c1384d945989f7da3382025-02-11T18:48:11ZengEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaJournal of Evidence-Based Healthcare2675-021X2023-10-01510.17267/2675-021Xevidence.2023.e5173Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for AbstractsAngélica Trevisan De Nardi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0325-778XLeony Morgana Galliano1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-0377Nórton Luís Oliveira2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3866-2053Daniel Umpierre3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6953-0163Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. BACKGROUND: The quality of reporting in the abstract section of scientific articles is one of the important aspects of good communication of trials. OBJECTIVES: We investigated abstracts of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the physical activity field according to adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for Abstracts (primary outcome) and checked the recommendations of the selected journals regarding the contents and structure of the abstract. METHODS: This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study of the Strengthening the Evidence in Exercise Sciences (SEES) Initiative. RCTs published in 9 exercise science journals and 2 general medicine journals during 2019 were eligible. Two researchers conducted study selection and, thereafter, assessment of the abstracts using a form comprising 16 items based on CONSORT for Abstracts. Also, extracted, in duplicate and independently, the journals’ recommendations for authors. RESULTS: 131 abstracts were eligible for evaluation. From items evaluated, those with the highest adherence were objectives or hypothesis (99%), conclusion (98%), and intervention (94%). The lowest reporting was observed in the number of participants analyzed (6%), allocation and randomization (1%), and funding (1%). Ten journals recommended the abstract structure, but only two mentioned the CONSORT for Abstracts. CONCLUSIONS: There is variable and suboptimal adherence to the CONSORT for Abstracts in trials in the physical activity field and poor recommendation of this instrument in journals selected. Therefore, we suggest editors, reviewers, and authors a greater adherence to guidelines, and to journal recommendations to improve the quality of reporting of abstracts in the physical activity field. https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5173Quality of ReportingCONSORT for AbstractsClinical Trial |
| spellingShingle | Angélica Trevisan De Nardi Leony Morgana Galliano Nórton Luís Oliveira Daniel Umpierre Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Quality of Reporting CONSORT for Abstracts Clinical Trial |
| title | Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts |
| title_full | Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts |
| title_fullStr | Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts |
| title_short | Quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions: a cross-sectional analysis using the CONSORT for Abstracts |
| title_sort | quality of reporting in abstracts of clinical trials using physical activity interventions a cross sectional analysis using the consort for abstracts |
| topic | Quality of Reporting CONSORT for Abstracts Clinical Trial |
| url | https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5173 |
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