Systematic scoping review of cluster randomised trials conducted exclusively in low-income and middle-income countries between 2017 and 2022.
Cory E GoldsteinYacine MaroufMira JohriJulia F ShawAnand SergeantStuart G NichollsFernando AlthabeRashida A FerrandRieke van der GraafKarla HemmingStefan D BaralShaun TreweekVivian Andrea WelchCharles WeijerMonica TaljaardPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Our findings suggest existing inequity in authorship practices. There is high adherence to trial registration and ethics reporting requirements, although greater attention to reporting a justification for using a waiver of consent is needed.
Keyphrases
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- adverse drug
- open label
- phase iii
- primary care
- phase ii
- healthcare
- public health
- working memory
- double blind
- physical activity
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- big data
- placebo controlled
- emergency department
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- machine learning
- skeletal muscle
- drug induced