title: Information on blinding in registered records of clinical trials.
abstract: Information on blinding is part of the data that should be provided upon registration of a trial at a clinical trials registry. Reporting of blinding is often absent or of low quality in published articles of clinical trials. This study researched the presence and quality of information on blinding in registered records of clinical trials and highlights the important role of data-recording formats at clinical trial registries in ensuring high-quality registration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK. rikviergever@gmail.com
authors.forename: Roderik F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Viergever
authors.forename: Davina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghersi
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D016037:Single-Blind Method