Comparison of effect estimates between preprints and peer-reviewed journal articles of COVID-19 trials.

Mauricia DavidsonTheodoros EvrenoglouCarolina GrañaAnna ChaimaniIsabelle Boutron

Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2024)

Effect estimates were generally consistent between COVID-19 preprints and subsequent journal articles. The main results and interpretation did not change in any trial. Nevertheless, some outcomes were added and deleted in some journal articles.

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