The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review

Observational studies are not subject to the same requirements as randomised controlled trials such as as registration or publishing a protocol. The aim of this scoping review was to estimate the registration rate of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals and to evaluate whether protocols were available in the public domain.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - March 29, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sophie Leducq, Faaris Zaki, Loes M. Hollestein, Christian Apfelbacher, Nikhil Prasanna Ponna, Rishabh Mazmudar, Sonia Gran Tags: Review Source Type: research