Adequacy and reporting of allocation concealment: review of recent trials published in four general medical journals

A review of the prevalence of adequate allocation concealment in randomized controlled trials and its association with the statistical significance of trial results is presented. The adoption of the CONSORT statement by many major medical journals encourages better reporting of allocation concealmen...

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Published in:BMJ 2005-05, Vol.330 (7499), p.1057-1058
Main Authors: Hewitt, Catherine, Hahn, Seokyung, Torgerson, David J, Watson, Judith, Bland, J Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allocations
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical trials
Experimentation
Faculty publishing
General aspects
Medical journals
Medical research
Medical sciences
P values
Periodicals as Topic
Random Allocation
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - standards
Research methodology
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Summary:A review of the prevalence of adequate allocation concealment in randomized controlled trials and its association with the statistical significance of trial results is presented. The adoption of the CONSORT statement by many major medical journals encourages better reporting of allocation concealment, which is the separation of randomization from the recruitment of participants in a medical trial.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.38413.576713.AE