| Methods |
A systematic review comparing early breast cancer (EBC) RCTs pre‐ and post introduction of CONSORT in systemic treatment was undertaken in part to assess the association between the introduction of CONSORT and the publication quality |
| Data |
0.5 scores given to partially reported items; these frequencies were not included in our analysis |
| Comparisons |
Cross‐sectional sample before and after CONSORT publication |
| Outcomes |
Introduction, objectives, sample size, outcomes and estimation |
| Included number of RCTs, Journals |
85, not reported |
| Checklist version used |
1996 |
| Field of Study |
Breast cancer |
| Notes |
Data published in abstract, unable to make contact with author |
| Risk of bias |
| Item |
Authors' judgement |
Description |
| Large Cohort ? |
Yes |
Wide database search for RCTs over multiple years |
| Blinding? |
Unclear |
Not reported |
| Confounding by journal quality? |
Unclear |
Not reported |
| Outcome Reporting? |
Unclear |
No evidence of selective reporting, information limited as abstract for poster presentation |
| Multiple raters? |
Unclear |
Not reported |
| Rater agreement? |
Unclear |
Not reported |
| Blinding, quality assessment? |
Unclear |
Not reported |
