Table 2 Characteristics of Published Orthopaedic Trauma Trials
From: Comparison of published orthopaedic trauma trials following registration in Clinicaltrials.gov
| Â | No. (%) of Articles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Industry | Government | Neither |
| Â | (n = 14) | (n = 4) | (n = 19) |
Number of Registered Trials | 14/37 | 4/37 | 19/37 |
Trials Published | 6 | 1 | 9 |
   Interim Publications | 1 | 0 | 3 |
NCT ID Reported in Publication (%) | 3 (42.8) | 1 (100) | 7 (58.3) |
Major Outcome Measure Discrepancies | 1 (14.2) | 0 | 3 (25) |
Primary Outcome Not Labelled in | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Publication | |||
   Secondary Outcome Not Labelled in | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Publication | Â | Â | Â |
Discrepancies Favouring Statistically | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Significant Results | Â | Â | Â |
Major Sample Size Changes (%)* | 3 (42.8) | 0 | 6 (50) |
Trial Type | Â | Â | Â |
   Interventional RCT | 6 (100) | 1 (100) | 9 (100) |