Reporting quality evaluation based on CONSORT claims randomized controlled trial abstracts for diabetic foot ulcers
DONG Fei
YANG Di
LI Yujing
WAN Hongjuan
GAO Jiangxia
Abstract：Objective:To assess the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)on diabetic foot ulcers and the factors influencing them.Methods:RCTs on diabetic foot ulcers were systematically searched in EMbase,the Cochrane Library,Web of Science,and PubMed databases,and the reporting quality of the abstracts included in the literature was evaluated according to the Reporting Specification for Abstracts in the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials(CONSORT-A).SPSS 26.0 statistical software was used to analyze the factors influencing the reporting quality of abstracts.Results:A total of 305 articles were included,and the average reporting rate of the reported content of the abstracts of the included literature was 39.1%,with CONSORT-A scores ranging from 3.5 to 13.5(7.69±0.21).Items with significantly lower reporting quality included randomization,blinding,outcomes,and funding.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that first author from North America,larger number of authors,larger sample size,higher journal impact factor,multicenter studies,and higher word count of abstracts were influential factors in the quality of abstract reports in this area(P<0.05).Conclusion:The overall quality of reporting of abstracts of RCTs of diabetic foot ulcers is moderate,and there is an urgent need to advocate and actively implement CONSORT-A to improve the quality of reporting.
Keywords：diabetic foot ulcersrandomised controlled trial abstractsreporting qualityCONSORT abstract guidelinesevidence-based nursing
Publication Date：2025-02-27
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 604-609 )