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Table 5 The proportion of RCTs that comply with each CONSORT item included for analysis in the study, by region, and the overall compliance (n = 392)

From: A multiyear systematic survey of the quality of reporting for randomised trials in dentistry, neurology and geriatrics published in journals of Spain and Latin America

Consort item and number

Latin America (%)

Spain (%)

All (%)

Title & abstract

1a

Title

16

30

24

1b

Abstract

55

82

70

Methods

3a

Trial design

58

55

56

4a

Participants

72

82

78

4b

Settings

43

44

43

5

Interventions

88

84

86

6a

Outcomes

21

22

22

Randomisation

7a

Sample size

22

19

20

8a

Sequence generation

28

35

32

9

Allocation concealment

12

11

11

10

Implementation

3

0

1

11a

Blinding

24

18

21

12a

Statistical methods

44

37

40

Results

13a

Participant flow

35

28

31

13b

Losses & exclusions

20

19

19

14a

Dates of recruitment

5

4

4

15

Baseline data

29

39

34

16

Numbers analysed

15

15

15

17a

Outcomes & estimation

3

5

4

19

Harms

26

29

28

Other information

23

Registration

2

5

4

24

Protocol

0

1

1

25

Funding

28

25

26