Protocol for a meta-research study of protocols for diet or nutrition-related trials published in indexed journals: general aspects of study design, rationale and reporting limitations
Describes a planned audit of nutrition-trial protocols to map their study designs and assess reporting against SPIRIT and TIDieR guidance.
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Research themes
Reporting transparencyNutrition & aging
Author affiliations & identifiers
- Flávia Moraes Silva: Nutrition Department, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil. · ORCID 0000-0003-0730-5424
- Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye: Centre for Healthcare Research, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.; Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
- Cintia Curioni: Nutrition Institute, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · ORCID 0000-0002-5160-9567
- Fabio S Gomes: Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. · ORCID 0000-0003-4997-4642
- Gary Stephen Collins: UK EQUATOR Centre, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Reumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. · ORCID 0000-0002-2772-2316
- Gilberto Kac: Josué de Castro Nutrition Institute, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Jennifer A De Beyer: UK EQUATOR Centre, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Reumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Jonathan Alistair Cook: Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. · ORCID 0000-0002-4156-6989
- Leila Cheikh Ismail: Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.; Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Matthew J Page: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. · ORCID 0000-0002-4242-7526
- Neha Khandpur: Centre for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Sarah Lamb: College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
- Sally Hopewell: Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
- Shona Kirtley: UK EQUATOR Centre, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Reumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Solange Durão: Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Colby J Vorland: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
- Michael M Schlussel: UK EQUATOR Centre, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Reumathology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK michael.schlussel@csm.ox.ac.uk. · ORCID 0000-0002-1711-9310
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