Endorsement of CONSORT by Chinese Medical Journals:A Survey of "Instruction to Authors"  

作　　者：肖璐 胡晶 张莉 商洪才 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine [2]First Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine [3]Evidence-Based Medicine Center,Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine [4]Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,School of Public Health,Peking University

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》2014年第7期510-515,共6页中国结合医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Objective： To determine the extent to which Chinese medical （CM） journals incorporate Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials （CONSORT） into their ＂instruction to authors＂. Methods： We reviewed the latest ＂instruction to authors＂ of the CM journals in China which indexed by MEDLINE in 2010 or Excerpta Medica Database （EMBASE） in 2012 and extracted all information of CONSORT, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors （ICMJE）, other reporting guidelines or clinical trial registration. By reading the instructions to authors and reviewing recent studies published in those journals, those that do not publish clinical trials were excluded. We also contacted each of journals by telephone on contributor＇s status to ask them whether mentioned CONSORT in their instructions and incorporated it into their editorial and peer-review process. Full-text papers of randomized controlled trials （RCTs, from January 2011 to March 2012） published in the journals which mentioned ＂CONSORT＂ in their instructions for authors were downloaded. Results： Seven CM journals were included. Three of these journals mentioned CONSORT in its instructions. By telephone survey, all journals gave responses and all respondents knew CONSORT statement. Three of 7 journals required authors to comply with the CONSORT statement and provide the CONSORT checklist and a flow chart of the trial. The rest 4 journals recommended authors of RCTs to refer to the CONSORT statement. From January 2011 to March 2012, a total of 50 RCTs were obtained from the 3 journals endorsing the CONSORT statement; 17 （17/50, 34%） contained a flow diagram in their manuscript, and none of those RCTs had mentioned the trial registration information. Conclusions： The endorsement of CONSORT by CM journals＇ ＂instruction to authors＂ was not satisfactory. The spread of CONSORT endorsement should be wider in instructing the performance of CM clinical trials in the future. Chinese journals should introduce CONSORT to their auObjective： To determine the extent to which Chinese medical （CM） journals incorporate Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials （CONSORT） into their ＂instruction to authors＂. Methods： We reviewed the latest ＂instruction to authors＂ of the CM journals in China which indexed by MEDLINE in 2010 or Excerpta Medica Database （EMBASE） in 2012 and extracted all information of CONSORT, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors （ICMJE）, other reporting guidelines or clinical trial registration. By reading the instructions to authors and reviewing recent studies published in those journals, those that do not publish clinical trials were excluded. We also contacted each of journals by telephone on contributor＇s status to ask them whether mentioned CONSORT in their instructions and incorporated it into their editorial and peer-review process. Full-text papers of randomized controlled trials （RCTs, from January 2011 to March 2012） published in the journals which mentioned ＂CONSORT＂ in their instructions for authors were downloaded. Results： Seven CM journals were included. Three of these journals mentioned CONSORT in its instructions. By telephone survey, all journals gave responses and all respondents knew CONSORT statement. Three of 7 journals required authors to comply with the CONSORT statement and provide the CONSORT checklist and a flow chart of the trial. The rest 4 journals recommended authors of RCTs to refer to the CONSORT statement. From January 2011 to March 2012, a total of 50 RCTs were obtained from the 3 journals endorsing the CONSORT statement; 17 （17/50, 34%） contained a flow diagram in their manuscript, and none of those RCTs had mentioned the trial registration information. Conclusions： The endorsement of CONSORT by CM journals＇ ＂instruction to authors＂ was not satisfactory. The spread of CONSORT endorsement should be wider in instructing the performance of CM clinical trials in the future. Chinese journals should introduce CONSORT to their au

关 键 词：Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials randomized controlled trial Chinese medical journal instruction to authors reporting quality 

分 类 号：N55[自然科学总论] G350[文化科学—情报学]