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. 2017 Nov 7;318(17):1709-1711.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.13001.

Association of Trial Registration With Reporting of Primary Outcomes in Protocols and Publications

An-Wen Chan  1 , Annukka Pello  2 , Jessica Kitchen  1 , Anna Axentiev  1 , Jorma I Virtanen  3 , Annie Liu  1 , Elina Hemminki  4
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Association of Trial Registration With Reporting of Primary Outcomes in Protocols and Publications

An-Wen Chan et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study characterizes discrepancies between primary outcomes specified in trial protocols, registrations, and publications, and the association between prospective registration and consistency of published outcomes.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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