Characterization of gastrointestinal adverse effects reporting in clinical studies of corticosteroid therapy

To examine whether 159 studies included in a previous meta-analysis reported on gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation in accordance with the the CONSORT extension for reporting harms outcomes (CONSORT Harms recommendations checklist), whether differences were associated with funding source, journal or publication year, and whether the CONSORT Harms checklist is a suitable tool for evaluation of adverse effects reporting.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - November 4, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tone Westergren, Sigrid Narum, Marianne Klemp Source Type: research