Discrepancies in outcome reporting exist between protocols and published oral health Cochrane systematic reviews

Ref ID 576
First Author N. Pandis
Journal PLOS ONE
Year Of Publishing 2015
URL https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137667
Keywords Cochrane
Protocols
Multiplicity
Dentistry
Pre-specification
Problem(s) Undocumented or unjustified deviations to the review protocol
Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting
Number of systematic reviews included 152
Summary of Findings 45.4% of reviews had at least one discrepancy regarding the final primary and secondary outcomes reported when compared to the protocol; these were reported in 14.5% reviews.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes