Quality reporting of endoscopic diagnostic studies in gastrointestinal journals: where do we stand on the use of the STARD and CONSORT statements?

Areia, Miguel; Soares, Marcelo M.; Dinis-Ribeiro, Mário

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1243846

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“…Applications of the STARD statement guidelines for assessing the quality of reporting in diagnostic accuracy studies, have been conducted in various medical fields such as in the field of diagnostic endoscopy [29], of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in peripheral joints [30], of diabetic retinopathy screening [31], of glucose monitor studies [32], of optical coherence tomography in glaucoma [33], of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip [34] and in the field of screening ultrasonography for trauma [35]. …”

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The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates

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Papathanasiou

Ziogas

et al. 2012

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundRecently anti-CCP testing has become popular in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the inadequate reporting of the relevant diagnostic studies may overestimate and bias the results, directing scientists into making false decisions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reporting quality of studies used anti-CCP2 for the diagnosis of RA and to explore the impact of reporting quality on pooled estimates of diagnostic measures.MethodsPubMed was searched for clinical studies investigated the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP. The studies were evaluated for their reporting quality according to STARD statement. The overall reporting quality and the differences between high and low quality studies were explored. The effect of reporting quality on pooled estimates of diagnostic accuracy was also examined.ResultsThe overall reporting quality was relatively good but there are some essential methodological aspects of the studies that are seldom reported making the assessment of study validity difficult. Comparing the quality of reporting in high versus low quality articles, significant differences were seen in a relatively large number of methodological items. Overall, the STARD score (high/low) has no effect on the pooled sensitivities and specificities. However, the reporting of specific STARD items (e.g. reporting sufficiently the methods used in calculating the measures of diagnostic accuracy and reporting of demographic and clinical characteristics/features of the study population) has an effect on sensitivity and specificity.ConclusionsThe reporting quality of the diagnostic studies needs further improvement since the study quality may bias the estimates of diagnostic accuracy.

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The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates

Ζιντζαράς

Papathanasiou

Ziogas

et al. 2012

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…24 Several studies have attempted to gauge the impact of reporting guidelines; [25][26][27][28][29] however, research on the effect of efforts to ensure adherence to reporting guidelines is missing from this body of evidence.…”

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“…24 Plusieurs études ont tenté d'évaluer l'impact des directives de présentation. [25][26][27][28][29] Toutefois, il manque à ce corpus de données probantes des recherches concernant l'effet des Improving the reporting and usability of research studies 341 efforts faits pour garantir le respect des directives de présentation. L'appui aux directives de présentation par les revues a été le mécanisme principal de leur adoption par et de leur diffusion aux utilisateurs cibles -c'est-à-dire les auteurs et les lecteurs experts.…”

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Improving the reporting and usability of research studies

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Galipeau

Turner

et al. 2013

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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“…We hypothesise the following: (1) <25% of the RCTs on VU use all the five PICOT elements in their RQ,26 (2) the RQ is more likely to follow the PICOT format if the RCT is published in a journal that endorses the CONSORT statement,28–32 or has a high impact factor,30 33 is a multicentre study,34 has a large sample size (>100 participants),35–37 reports a statistically significant result for the primary outcome38 and whether the trial is industry funded 3539 These six factors were chosen based on evidence from previous research that show them to be related to better overall reporting quality 40.…”

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Framing of research question using the PICOT format in randomised controlled trials of venous ulcer disease: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

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IntroductionAlthough venous ulcers have a great social and economic impact, there is a lack of evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to support appropriate management for this disease. Framing the research question using the Population; Intervention; Comparator; Outcome; Time frame (PICOT) format in RCTs can improve the quality of the research design.ObjectivesTo evaluate how the PICOT format is used to frame a research question in reports of RCTs of venous ulcer disease and to determine the factors associated with better adherence to the PICOT format in framing the research question.Methods and analysesWe will conduct a systematic survey of RCTs on venous ulcers published in the National Institute of Health, PubMed database between January 2009 and May 2016. We will include all RCTs addressing therapeutic intervention for venous ulcer disease involving human subjects, and published in the English language. The selection process will be carried out in duplicate by two independent investigators. First, titles and abstracts will be screened, then full-text articles. We will examine whether the five elements of the PICOT format are used in formulating the research question and give a score between 0 and 5. The primary outcome will be the proportion of studies that have adequately reported all five PICOT elements.DisseminationThis will be the first survey to assess how the PICOT format is used to frame research questions on the management of venous ulcers in reports of RCTs. On completion, this review will be submitted to a peer-reviewed biomedical journal for publication and the findings will also be presented at scientific conferences.

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Quality reporting of endoscopic diagnostic studies in gastrointestinal journals: where do we stand on the use of the STARD and CONSORT statements?

Cited by 26 publications

References 2 publications

The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates

The reporting quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of anti-CCP antibody in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on diagnostic estimates

Improving the reporting and usability of research studies

Framing of research question using the PICOT format in randomised controlled trials of venous ulcer disease: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

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