| Ref ID | 466 |
| First Author | P. Saini |
| Journal | BMJ |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/349/bmj.g6501.full.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Harms • Cochrane |
| Problem(s) |
• Selective reporting of harms / safety / adverse events / side effects • Reliance on randomised controlled trials for harms / safety data |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess selective non-reporting of harm outcomes in clinical studies that were eligible for inclusion in both Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews published between 2007-2013. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | 86% of 92 included Cochrane reviews and 76% of 230 non-Cochrane reviews, did not include full data from the main harm outcome of interest of each review for all of the eligible studies included within that review. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 322 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 473 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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