Identification and description of controlled clinical trials in Spanish language dental journals

Villanueva, Julio; Delgado, Isabel Lirola; Saldarriaga, Julio R.; Gargallo, Maria Garcia; Amaro, Yanina; Zapata, S.; Núñez, Lorena; Zamorano, Gabriel; Pardo-Hernandez, Héctor; Bonfill, Xavier; Martín, Conchita

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“…This pattern seemed to increase over time, as half of all eligible RCTs over the last 8 years ( n = 80; 50.3%) were published in journals edited in English. A plausible hypothesis may be that journals in English are likely to have a higher impact factor and broader readership (Villanueva et al, 2018) and therefore, more attractive to local authors (Loezar et al, 2018; Villanueva et al, 2018). Our study incorporated only electronic searches in literature databases where journals are indexed.…”

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“…This would retrieve further RCTs published by Spanish research teams regardless of the indexing status of the publishing journal. The Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre has carried out similar projects to date; the identified RCTs were submitted to CENTRAL, the Cochrane Collaboration's controlled trials database (Arevalo‐Rodriguez et al, 2018; Gutarra‐Vilchez et al, 2016; Loezar et al, 2018; Martí et al, 1999; Sanclemente et al, 2015; Turrillas et al, 2017; Villanueva et al, 2018) As a result, RCTs published in non‐indexed journals have been given greater visibility (Pardo‐Hernandez et al, 2017). In our study, the newly identified RCTs not included in CENTRAL were submitted to this database through the Cochrane Register of Studies (CRS), which works as a data management tool and a data repository.…”

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Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review

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Background/objectives: To identify and assess the main characteristics and the potential risk of bias of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams. Methods: Scoping review of an electronic search in three major databases (date of search: October 2021). For the eligible studies, both descriptive data, and data to assess the potential risk of bias, were collected and analysed. Results: Of 3391 references retrieved, 199 were eligible. These RCTs were published in 122 journals, most of them in English (101, 82.1%) and were included in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) (107, 87.7%). Moreover, 32 (26.2%) of those included in the JCR were classified under nursing. Two thirds (81, 66.4%) of the journals followed the CONSORT guidelines. A total of 65 RCTs (33.7%) had a high overall risk of bias.Discussion: Most of the identified RCTs were published in journals not specific to nursing and in English language. Also, shortcomings in RCT design and reporting were observed despite recommendations to adhere the CONSORT guidelines. Conclusion:Comprehensive identification of RCTs in nursing may require searching in journals other than nursing-related. RCTs from Spanish research teams are more likely to be published in international journals published in English. CONSORT should be strongly advised to encourage proper design and reporting of RCTs.

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Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review

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“…We will update these studies by hand searching the most recently published issues of the journals included in these studies. The methods for handsearching are published elsewhere (21,(24)(25)(26)(27). We will also search for new journals in these medical fields that could have emerged after 2015, following a previously published methodology.…”

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Quality of reporting for randomised clinical trials published in Latin American and Spanish journals: A protocol for a systematic survey of three clinical specialities

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IntroductionQuality of reporting refers to how published articles communicate how the research was done and what was found. Gaps and imprecisions of reporting hamper the assessment of the methodological quality and internal and external validity. The CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) are a set of evidence-based recommendations of the minimum elements to be included in the reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to ensure a complete and transparent account of what was done, how it was done and what was found. Few studies have been conducted on the impact of CONSORT on RCTs published in Latin American and Spanish journals. We aim to assess the reporting quality of RCTs of three clinical specialities published in Spanish and Latin American journals, as well as to assess changes over time and associations of quality with journal and country indicators.Methods and analysisWe will conduct a systematic survey of all RCTs published in Spanish-language journals in three clinical fields (dentistry, neurology and geriatrics) from 1990 to 2018. We will include RCTs from previous work that has identified all RCTs on these medical fields published in Spain and Latin America. We will update this work via handsearching of relevant journals. Assessment of quality of reporting will be conducted independently and in duplicate using the CONSORT 2010 Statement. We will also extract journal and country indicators. We will conduct descriptive statistics and secondary analyses considering the year, country, and journal of publication, among others.Ethics and disseminationThe Universidad de Santiago de Chile’s ethics committee approved the protocol. We will disseminate the results of this work in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings. We expect to raise awareness among researchers, journal editors and funders on the importance of training in reporting guidelines and using them from the inception of RCT protocols.

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“…Being able to identify evidence to inform practice was the focus of Villanueva et al. 's () study to identify controlled clinical trials in Spanish‐language dentistry journals with the aim of providing access to this body of evidence in a single source. A total of 17 051 articles in 107 journals were hand‐searched identifying 244 controlled clinical trials.…”

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After the excitement of this summer's Health Libraries Group conference, it is important to maintain that sense of momentum and enthusiasm that being with like-minded library and information workers can bring. #HLG2018 certainly presented plenty of opportunities for collaboration and the enthusiasm to put ideas into action. The launch of CILIP's Health Hub, bringing together content and resources co-produced with CILIP members, together with additional categories specifically designed for those working in health to extend CILIP's. Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) to that of PKSB for Health means there is every reason and resource available to help maintain your momentum and enthusiasm.

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Identification and description of controlled clinical trials in Spanish language dental journals

Abstract: References to the identified CCTs are now available in CENTRAL, the Cochrane Collaboration repository for these studies. We call for adherence to the CONSORT statement in dentistry to improve reporting of CCTs in journals published in Spanish language.

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Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review

Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review

Quality of reporting for randomised clinical trials published in Latin American and Spanish journals: A protocol for a systematic survey of three clinical specialities

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