Adherence to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' (ICMJE) prospective registration policy and implications for outcome integrity: a cross-sectional analysis of trials published in high-impact specialty society journals.

Anand D GopalJoshua D WallachJenerius A AminawungGregg GonsalvesRafael Dal-RéJennifer E MillerJoseph S Ross

Published in: Trials (2018)

Adherence to the ICMJE's prospective registration policy remains sub-standard, even in the highest-impact journals associated with US professional medical societies. These journals frequently published unregistered trials and trials registered after potential observation of primary outcome data.

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