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Cross-sectional descriptive study of randomised controlled trials
involving physical interventions for people with spinal cord injury (SCI)
published between 2003 and 2013. OBJECTIVES: To determine how well randomised
controlled trials of physical interventions for people with SCI adhere to the
CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines. SETTING:
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. METHODS: A search was conducted for
randomised controlled trials designed to determine the effectiveness of physical
interventions for people with SCI published between 2003 and 2013. The CONSORT
checklist for the reporting of randomised controlled trials was used to determine
how well each trial adhered to the guidelines. Two independent reviewers rated
each trial on each of the 37 items on the CONSORT checklist using the following
criteria: 'fully reported', 'partially reported', 'not reported', 'not relevant'
or 'not reported but unable to determine if relevant/done'. RESULTS: Fifty-three
trials were retrieved. None of the trials 'fully reported' all items of the
CONSORT guidelines. The median (IQR) number of items that was 'fully reported'
was 11/37 (7-20). The median (IQR) number of items that was either 'fully
reported' or 'not relevant' or 'not reported but unable to determine if relevant'
was 20/37 items (17-27). CONCLUSION: The reporting of randomised controlled
trials in SCI is only partially adhering to the CONSORT guidelines. Journals can
help lift standards by encouraging authors of randomised controlled trials to
adhere to the CONSORT guidelines.

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