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Figure LegendsFigure S1. Flow diagram of studies citing reporting guidelines selected for categorization of use(a) ARRIVE - Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments; (b) PRISMA - Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; (c) CONSORT - Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials; (d) CHEERS - Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards

Figure S2. Boxplot of appropriateness of use and time between publication of citing article and reporting guideline.

Table LegendsTable S1. Categorizations of use of randomly sampled articles citing the major reporting guidelines

Table S2. Results of multinomial logistic regression of appropriateness of use of reporting guideline in citing articles over time since their publication. The model assumes linear trend in the log odds ratio. For the three outcome categories of appropriateness, the reference category is “Appropriate Use” and results are presented with 95% confidence intervals.

Table S1. Categorizations of use of randomly sampled articles citing the major reporting guidelinesAuthor Public

ation Year

Title Journal Digital Object Identifier Text Reviewer #1 Categorization

Reviewer #1 Comments

Reviewer #2 Categorization

Reviewer #2 Comments

Inter-Rater Agreement

Final Categorization

Category

CHEERS

Rinciog et al

2017 A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the UK

PHARMACOECONOMICS

10.1007/s40273-016-0480-2

• Our economic analysis was based on evidence collected from large international clinical trials and followed the NICE reference case and international guidelines for best practice in economic modelling [41, 45].

7- other *CHEERS was not directly mentioned in the article, only referenced for the above paragraph

7-Other Yes 7-Other unclear

Tseng et al

2018 Cost-effectiveness analysis of endoscopic tympanoplasty versus microscopic tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media in Taiwan

JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

10.1016/j.jcma.2017.06.024

• Methods: Economic model:We followed the guidelines of the Consolidated Health Economic Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement established in 2013.

6- unclear

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Poder et al

2018 Cost-effectiveness of Free, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalised for acute exacerbations: analysis of a pilot study in Quebec

BMJ OPEN 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018835

• Methods: We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis using bootstrapping (data resampling) and the criteria in the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards checklist.

2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline


Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

inappropriate use

Anopa et al

2015 Improving Child Oral Health: Cost

PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0136211

• Despite the fact that this study is a partial economic

1-Use as a reporting

1-Use as a reporting

Yes 1-Use as a reporting

appropriate use

Analysis of a National Nursery Toothbrushing Programme

evaluation, the authors followed the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) guidelines (http:// www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/cheers/) for reporting economic evaluations of health interventions

guideline guideline guideline

Gordon et al

2017 Noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping of RhD negative pregnant women for targeted anti-D therapy in Australia: A cost-effectiveness analysis

PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

10.1002/pd.5176 • Methods and Materials: The CHEERS statement for reporting health economic studies was adhered to Husereau et al.

1-Use as a reporting guideline


Yes 1-Use as a reporting guideline

appropriate use

Plumpton et al

2015 Economic evaluation of a behavior-modifying intervention to enhance antiepileptic drug adherence

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR

10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.01.035

• The economic evaluation was analyzed in Microsoft Excel 2010 and was reported according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards.




appropriate use

Pickard et al

2018 Continuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent urinary tract infection in adults who perform clean intermittent self-catheterisation

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

10.3310/hta22240 • Methods: This analysis has been designed and conducted to best practice conforming to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards.




inappropriate use

: the AnTIC RCT

Simpson et al

2017 Observed Cost and Variations in Short Term Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy for Ischemic Stroke in Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

10.1161/JAHA.116.004513

• Consensus has emerged that nonparametric bootstrapping, combined with cost-effectiveness acceptability curves be used to show the variability in the ICER.



The authors refer to an analysis to be included in the study so this would be a methodologic guideline

No 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

inappropriate use

Svedbom et al

2015 Is dibotermin alfa a cost-effective substitute for autologous iliac crest bone graft in single level lumbar interbody spine fusion?

CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

10.1185/03007995.2015.1092123

• Material and methods: This economic evaluation is reported according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)




appropriate use

Cotton et al

2017 Cost Utility Analysis of Topical Steroids Compared With Dietary Elimination for Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.032

• This study also has several strengths. The study was performed and reported in accordance with applicable guidelines.

6- unclear

*CHEERS was not directly mentioned in the article, only referenced for the above paragraph

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Rudgard et al

2017 Comparison of two cash transfer strategies to prevent catastrophic costs for poor tuberculosis-affected households in low- and middle-income countries: An

PLOS MEDICINE

10.1371/journal.pmed.1002418

• For transparency, the study was reported according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) checklist [30]




appropriate use

economic modelling study

Braam et al

2017 Cost-effectiveness of a combined physical exercise and psychosocial training intervention for children with cancer: Results from the quality of life in motion study

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

10.1111/ecc.12586 • The present economic evaluation was performed alongside a RCT. In the CHEERS guidelines, this is acknowledged as the best way to perform an economic evaluation because such a trial provides individual, prospective patient data resulting in reliable estimates of costs and effects (Husereau et al., 2013; Petrou & Gray, 2011)




inappropriate use

De la Puente et al

2017 Latin American Clinical Epidemiology Network Series - Paper 8: Ticagrelor was cost-effective vs. clopidogrel in acute coronary syndrome in Chile

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.019

• This publication follows the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards, developed by a task force supported by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research .




appropriate use

Sutherland et al

2016 Cost effectiveness of a multi-component school-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescents: the 'Physical Activity 4

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

10.1186/s12966-016-0418-2

• The study adhered to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines (http://www.consort-statement.org), and the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)

6- unclear

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Everyone' cluster randomized trial

Statement (http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/ cheers/)

Widdison et al

2016 A cost-minimization analysis of first intention laparoscopic compared to open right hemicolectomy for colon cancer

ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

10.1016/j.amsu.2015.11.005

• A cost minimization study from the healthcare system perspective was performed [17].

• This has previously been reported but was important to demonstrate for a cost minimization analysis to be performed [17].


7-Other Yes 7-Other unclear

Bonastre et al

2014 Cost Effectiveness of Molecular Profiling for Adjuvant Decision Making in Patients With Node-Negative Breast Cancer

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

10.1200/JCO.2013.54.9931

• Study Design and Comparators :The checklist items from the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards were used to report this cost-effectiveness study.




appropriate use

Mason et al

2017 Ciclosporin compared with prednisolone therapy for patients with pyoderma gangrenosum: cost-effectiveness analysis of the STOP GAP trial

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

10.1111/bjd.15561 • Reporting follows the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement.33




appropriate use

van de Vrie et al

2017 Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopy as diagnostic tool before primary cytoreductive surgery in

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.019

• Our study was reported according to the CHEERS guidelines.




appropriate use

ovarian cancerTirani et al

2015 Health and Economic Outcomes of Introducing the New MenB Vaccine (Bexsero) into the Italian Routine Infant Immunisation Programme


• The CHEERS (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards) checklist for reporting economic evaluation analysis was followed




appropriate use

Violato et al

2016 Cost-effectiveness of community versus hospital eye service follow-up for patients with quiescent treated age-related macular degeneration alongside the ECHoES randomised trial

BMJ OPEN 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011121

• The evaluation was undertaken using established guidelines for conducting and reporting cost-effectiveness analyses.


*CHEERS was not directly mentioned in the article, only referenced for the above paragraph

6-Unclear

Both reporting and methodologic inference so unclear

No 6-Unclear

unclear

Pizzi et al

2014 Cost and Cost Effectiveness of Vaginal Progesterone Gel in Reducing Preterm Birth: An Economic Analysis of the PREGNANT Trial

PHARMACOECONOMICS

10.1007/s40273-014-0133-2

• This paper was developed in accordance with the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) to ensure inclusion of relevant information.


* Because of the wording “to ensure inclusion of relevant information” , interpreted this as being a reporting tool.



appropriate use

Ward et al

2017 Cost-effectiveness of nivolumab for recurrent or metastatic head and neck

ORAL ONCOLOGY

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.09.017

• Methods: Decision: This report conforms to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reports standards (CHEERS)


* interpreted the word “Report” as being synonymou



appropriate use

cancer statement and is exempt from Institutional Review Board approval.

s with reporting. However, they could be using “Report” as a synonym to “paper” or “study” etc.

Cambau et al

2017 Performance and economic evaluation of the molecular detection of pathogens for patients with severe infections: the EVAMICA open-label, cluster-randomised, interventional crossover trial

INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

10.1007/s00134-017-4766-4

• Cost-effectiveness evaluation: The prospective economic evaluation was concurrent with the randomized trial, in accordance with the CHEERS (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards) statement.




inappropriate use

Kolesar et al

2017 Cost-effectiveness analysis and mortality impact estimation of scaling-up pregnancy test kits in Madagascar, Ethiopia and Malawi

HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING

10.1093/heapol/czx013 • This study follows the WHO guidance on cost-effectiveness analysis and aligns with the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement

6- unclear

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Perez et al

2015 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Incretin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Spain: 1.8 mg Liraglutide Versus

DIABETES THERAPY

10.1007/s13300-015-0103-5

Healthcare payers mustmake decisions on how best to allocate thesescarce resources, and economic evaluation ofnew and existing healthcare

7-Other I initially thought of classifying this article as 5: Cited to stress the importance of reporting guidelines.

7-Other Yes 7-Other inappropriate use

Sitagliptin interventions isplaying an increasingly important role ininforming these decisions [18, 19].

However, the author does not stress the importance of Reporting guidelines, but of sconomic evaluations. For that reason, I found the use of the CHEERS citation ambiguous and put it as other.

Bonouvrie et al

2016 Epidural analgesia during labour, routinely or on request: a cost-effectiveness analysis

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.488

"Using the data of the TREAT trial, a cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted from a societal perspective according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)"


Quotation is a 2 ("The study or analysis was conducted according to CHEERS")



inappropriate use

Reeves et al

2016 The Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of Community versus Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration with quiescent


10.3310/hta20800 "The economic evaluation took the cost perspective of the UK NHS, personal social services and private practice optometrists, and was performed in accordance with established guidelines and recent publications. [21-23]"


Quotation is a 2 ("The study or evaluation was performed in accordance with established CHEERS guidelines")



inappropriate use

disease (ECHoES): a virtual randomised balanced incomplete block triald

Stockdale et al

2017 An economic evaluation of the healthcare cost of tinnitus management in the UK

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

10.1186/s12913-017-2527-2

"It is reported according to the consolidated health economic evaluation reporting standards (CHEERS; [21])"




appropriate use

Tsoi et al 2015 Incorporating ulipristal acetate in the care of symptomatic uterine fibroids: a Canadian costutility analysis of pharmacotherapy management

CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH

10.2147/CEOR.S78115 "The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards were followed in reporting this economic evaluation."




appropriate use

Wilson et al

2014 Treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with the Addition of Co-Trimoxazole: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomised Controlled Trial

PHARMACOECONOMICS

10.1007/s40273-013-0112-z

"Reporting of this economic evaluation is compliant with the CHEERS statement"




appropriate use

Kanzow et al

2016 Cost-effectiveness of repairing versus replacing composite or amalgam restorations

JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY

10.1016/j.jdent.2016.08.008

"Reporting of this study followed the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) guidelines"




appropriate use

Hornberger et al

2015 Cost-Effectiveness of Combinatorial Pharmacogenomic Testing for Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Patients

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE

Not available "The research methods and analytic framework followed the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Good Practices for Outcomes Research and the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)."




inappropriate use

Hahne et al

2017 Individualized Physical Therapy Is Cost-Effective Compared With Guideline-Based Advice for People With Low Back Disorders

SPINE 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001734

"A within-trial cost-utility analysis was conducted from the health care perspective, including Australian Government and private health care resources relating to LBDs.20,21"

"The study design and analysis was in accordance with methodological guidelines for cost-effectiveness studies.21,28,35"




inappropriate use

Scangas et al

2017 Cost Utility Analysis of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyposis

LARYNGOSCOPE

10.1002/lary.26169 "This economic analysis follows the 2013 Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards instructions."


This citation falls under the "Sensitivity Analysis" section of the "Methods & Materials" part thus we felt that the authors used this

6-Unclear

This citation could refer to reporting or methodologic standards

No 6-Unclear

unclear

citation to guide statistical analysis conduct and design

Mason et al

2018 Doxycycline compared with prednisolone therapy for patients with bullous pemphigoid: cost-effectiveness analysis of the BLISTER trial

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

10.1111/bjd.16006 "Reporting follows the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement"




appropriate use

Ciani et al

2018 Decision uncertainty and value of further research: a case-study in fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms

COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION

10.1186/s12962-018-0098-7

"This economic evaluation was undertaken and reported according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement"

6-Unclear

The quotation can be categorized as 2 ("Economic evaluation was undertaken according to CHEERS") or 1 ("Economic evaluation was reported according to CHEERS") Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Hall et al 2016 Cost-effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

10.1111/acem.12936 "In this cost-effectiveness analysis following published guidelines and the

2-Use as a methodological

Even though this citation was


Yes 2-Use as a methodological

inappropriate use

the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma

Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS),14,15 two separate decision-analytic models for normotensive and hypotensive (systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg) blunt trauma patients were developed to compare the effectiveness, as determined by quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and cost-effectiveness, as determined by incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and net monetary benefit (NMB), of performing versus not performing a cFAST exam. "

(ie, research design or conduct) guideline

ambiguous "This analysis, following CHEERS," the citation was under the "Study Design" part of the "Methods" section giving an example as use as a methodological guideline



Tao et al 2015 Cost-effectiveness of intensive multifactorial treatment compared with routine care for individuals with screen-detected Type 2 diabetes: analysis of the ADDITION-UK cluster-randomized controlled trial

DIABETIC MEDICINE

10.1111/dme.12711 "This manuscript was prepared according to the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) guidelines"




appropriate use

Snowsill et al

2015 A model-based assessment of the cost-utility of strategies to

BMC CANCER 10.1186/s12885-015-1254-5

"Additional file 1 gives further details about our modelling approach for


The authors provided information in the



appropriate use

identify Lynch syndrome in early-onset colorectal cancer patients

interested readers and to allow completion of the CHEERS checklist [20] in Additional file 2.""Additional file 1: Support for CHEERS checklist. Provides additional information to support the CHEERS checklist (Additional file 2), including further details of the decision analytic model and tornado diagrams for univariate sensitivity analyse.""Additional file 2: CHEERS checklist. Gives references to where in this document or in the other additional files the CHEERS checklist items are satisfied"

article and in the additional file 1 to support their use of the CHEERS checklist (evidenced in additional file 2)

Gu et al 2015 The Cost-Effectiveness of Low-Cost Essential Antihypertensive Medicines for Hypertension Control in China: A Modelling Study

PLOS MEDICINE

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001860

"The methods and reporting of this study conform to Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) [34] and Quality of Health Economic Studies Instrument standards recommended for cost-effectiveness analyses of CVD risk-factor guidelines"

"S1 CHEERS Checklist. Standard checklist for cost-effectiveness studies."

6-Unclear

From the first quotation, the CHEERS guidelines were used as a methodological guideline ("The methods conform to CHEERS")

The first quotation and the supplemental CHEERS

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

checklist of the article which demonstrate the authors accordance with the reporting CHEERS guideline, provide evidence for 1 ("reporting of this study conform to CHEERS")

Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization. The #56 example in CONSORT there was no clear evidence of methodological use as this first quote

Dixon et al

2016 Cost-effectiveness of telehealth for patients with raised cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from the Healthlines randomised controlled trial

BMJ OPEN 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012352

"The analysis was conducted in line with best practice guidance."


Can be categorized as 2 ("the cost-effectivenss analysis was conducted")



inappropriate use

Thoma 2014 Cost- PLASTIC AND 10.1097/ "A final strength of 2-Use as Even 2-Use as Yes 2-Use as inappro

et al Effectiveness Analysis Parallel to a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Vertical Scar Reduction and Inverted T-Shaped Reduction Mammaplasty

RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

PRS.0000000000000751

our study is that, at its inception, we used the methodology expected of economic evaluations.15,20,28,29"

a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

though the citation appears to be assessing the study quality using the CHEERS guideline (4); we thought category 2 was better for the quotation (authors used CHEERS as a methodological guideline at the inception of the study)



priate use

Rubinstein et al

2015 Eliminating artificial trans fatty acids in Argentina: estimated effects on the burden of coronary heart disease and costs

BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

10.2471/BLT.14.150516 "Although our study is not a full economic evaluation, we used the CHEERS statement as a guide for reporting.




appropriate use

Lanas et al

2017 Latin American Clinical Epidemiology Network Series - Paper 2: Apixaban was cost-effective vs. acenocoumarol in patients with

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.05.018

"In an attempt to improve health economics evaluations reporting, a Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) was developed by a task force supported by

6-Unclear

The first part of the quotation emphasizes the importance of the CHEERS guidelines (5 - cited to stress the

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

nonvalvular atrial fibrillation with moderate to severe risk of embolism in Chile

the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) and has been widely disseminated [26]. It includes recommendations about the contents of the publications, like setting and location, study perspective, time horizon, discount rate, choice of health outcomes, choice of model, assumptions, among others.

These recommendations were followed in the design and reporting of this study, demonstrating that adequate economic evaluations can be performed in less developed countries.

importance of guidelines)

However, the second part of the quotation can be categorized by 2 ("These CHEERS recommendations were followed in the design of the study") and by 1 ("These CHEERS recommendations were followed in the reporting of this study")

Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization

Carlsson et al

2017 Long-term cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in real life: An analysis based

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE

10.1177/1747493017701154

"The article follows the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)."


6-Unclear

This could refer to following reporting guidelines or methodological standards. As such, I

No 6-Unclear

unclear

on data from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke)

classified as unclear

Pitt et al 2016 Cost and cost-effectiveness of newborn home visits: findings from the Newhints cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Ghana

LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH

10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00207-7

"Our methods and results are reported in accordance with the consolidated health economic evaluation reporting standards (CHEERS)."




appropriate use

Antunes et al

2016 Cost-effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation

ORAL ONCOLOGY

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.10.022

"The resources used by patients in the LG (laser group) and PG (placebo group) were listed during the clinical trial [18] and used to quantify the treatment costs of OM (oral mucositis) [20]."

7-Other We are unsure how the CHEERS guidelines apply to the line "the resources were used to quantify the treatment costs of oral mucositis"

It could be assumed the guidelines were used for statistical analysis (category of 2) but we categorized it as 7-other as it not a clear statement


Barocas 2014 Economic INTERNATION 10.1017/ "We used the 2-Use as We felt the 2-Use as Yes 2-Use as inappro

et al evaluation of diagnostic localization following biochemical prostate cancer recurrence

AL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE

S0266462314000476 Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) guideline to ensure our methodology was thorough"


authors used the CHEERS guideline to make a thorough methodology with the appriopriate conduct (as opposed to a 1 and a thorough methods description)



priate use

Perez et al

2015 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Incretin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Spain: 1.8 mg Liraglutide Versus Sitagliptin

DIABETES THERAPY

10.1007/s13300-015-0103-5

"Healthcare payers must make decisions on how best to allocate these scarce resources, and economic evaluation of new and existing healthcare interventions is playing an increasingly important role in informing these decisions [18, 19]"

7-Other From our understanding, the authors are stressing the importance of economic evaluations (by citing the CHEERS guidelines) which would fall into the category of 7-other


Guerrero et al

2015 A cost-utility analysis of cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus vaccination in the Philippines

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

10.1186/s12889-015-2046-1

"A lifetime horizon was used through a Monte-Carlo simulation to cover the expected survival time of the female cohort in this study (i.e., females 11 years old and above) [18–20].

7-OtherWe are unsure how the CHEERS guidelines apply to this citation

It could be assumed the guidelines were used


for statistical analysis (category of 2) but we categorized it as 7-other as it not a clear statement

PRISMA

Kang et al

2017 Effects of Exercise on Insulin, IGF Axis, Adipocytokines, and Inflammatory Markers in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0602

• Search Strategy (under Materials and Methods): We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (Supplementary Table S1; ref. 11) and Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (12). • Figure 1: Prisma flow chart.


they only mentioned PRISMA under the section entitled Search Strategy.



inappropriate use

Haar et al

2017 Health impacts of chemical irritants used for crowd control: a systematic review of the injuries and deaths caused by tear gas and pepper spray

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

10.1186/s12889-017-4814-6

• Methods: We undertook a systematic review of the literature to determine the burden, severity, and range of injuries from chemical irritants using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. • Figure 1: Prisma flow chart.




inappropriate use

Imtiaz et al

2017 Alcohol consumption as a risk factor

EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

10.1183/13993003.00216-2017

• Meta-analyses of study-level observational data

6-Unclear

*Unclear because the meta-

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

for tuberculosis: meta-analyses and burden of disease

were undertaken and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRIMSA) guidelines• Figure 1: Prisma flow chart.

analyses was undertaken and reported according to Prisma (both methodology and reporting)

Au et al 2017 The impact of APOA5, APOB, APOC3 and ABCA1 gene polymorphisms on ischemic stroke: Evidence from a meta-analysis

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.08.003

• Materials and methods: Search strategy: This study was performed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta analyses (PRISMA) guideline.• Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram showing the study selection process of APOA5, APOB, APOC3 and ABCA1 gene polymorphisms associated with ischemic stroke risk.




inappropriate use

Chiang et al

2017 Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Infections Caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the United States: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

10.1017/ice.2016.254 • We conducted a systematic review according to the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. • Flow chart present, but PRISMA not referenced




inappropriate use

French et Kennedy

2018 Annual Research Review: Early intervention

JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND

10.1111/jcpp.12828 • Methods: This review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for



Yes 2-Use as a methodological

inappropriate use

for infants and young children with, or at-risk of, autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

PSYCHIATRY Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standards for systematic review. • Figure 1: PRISMA flow diagram.




Sypniewska et al

2017 Clinical and laboratory predictors of death in African children with features of severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC MEDICINE

10.1186/s12916-017-0906-5

• Methods: We performed a systematic literature search using Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge. Study selection followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.




inappropriate use

Bellhouse et al

2018 Are community-based health worker interventions an effective approach for early diagnosis of cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

10.1002/pon.4575 • Methods: Search strategy: This systematic review followed the PRISMA statement, with no ethical approval required. FIGURE 1 PRISMA flow diagram of study selection




inappropriate use

Qian et al

2016 Survival and prognostic factors of systemic lupus erythematosus-associated pulmonary

AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

10.1016/j.autrev.2015.11.012

• Title: Survival and prognostic factors of systemic lupus erythematosus-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: A

2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or

2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or

Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or

inappropriate use

arterial hypertension: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis

PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis

• Methods: This meta-analysis was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement protocol

conduct) guideline

conduct) guideline

conduct) guideline

Azami et al

2018 Prevalence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY

10.1186/s12886-018-0732-3

• Methods: Study protocol: This review article was conducted based on the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocols. The study was conducted in five stages: design and search strategy, a collection of articles and their systematic review, evaluation of inclusion and exclusion criteria, qualitative evaluation and statistical analysis of data. • Fig. 1 PRISMA flowchart for the selection of studies




inappropriate use

Brunoni et al

2017 Treatment-emergent mania/hypomania during antidepressant treatment with

BRAIN STIMULATION

10.1016/j.brs.2016.11.005

• Methods :Literature review and study selection : This review was conducted according

2-Use as a methodological (ie, research


Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research

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transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic review and meta-analysis

to PRISMA guidelines design or conduct) guideline

design or conduct) guideline


Abduljabbar et al

2017 Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy adjuvant to non-surgical periodontal therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis

PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY

10.1016/j.pdpdt.2016.11.008

• Based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, a specific question was constructed. The addressed focused question was: “What are the effects of aPDT as an adjunct to SRP in terms of periodontal and glycemic outcomes as compared to SRP alone in individuals with DM?” .PICO Question (Patients, Intervention, Comparative, Out- come)




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Nobrega et al

2016 Irradiated patients and survival rate of dental implants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY

10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.04.025

• Abstract: Material and methods: This systematic review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses (PRISMA) guidelines. • Thus, the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO) criteria, as recommended by




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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) topic guidelines, were determined as criteria for questioning to organize a clear clinical question with an appropriate inclusion focus.

Parkinson et al

2013 Preterm Birth and the Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

PEDIATRICS 10.1542/peds.2012-2177

• Methods: A systematic review of studies comparing adults ($18 years of age) born preterm (,37-week GA) and at term (37- to 42-week GA) was undertaken in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses guidelines.




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Van Criekinge et al

2018 Are unstable support surfaces superior to stable support surfaces during trunk rehabilitation after stroke? A systematic review

DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION

10.1080/09638288.2017.1323030

• Materials and methods: Search strategy: This review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Statement (PRISMA) and registered in the PROSPERO database (no. CRD42016042950). .




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Bai et al 2017 Rivaroxaban Versus Dabigatran or Warfarin in Real-World Studies of

STROKE 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.016275

• Methods: We followed the PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) and the




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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

reporting MOOSE (Metaanalyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) when performing this meta-analysis.




LeBras et al

2017 Influenza Vaccination for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY

10.4212/cjhp.v70i1.1626

• Methods: Data sources: This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement.


*only referenced under Data Sources



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Zhang et al

2016 Risk of venous and arterial thromboembolic events associated with anti-VEGF agents in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review

ONCOTARGETS AND THERAPY

10.2147/OTT.S103735 • Methods: Data source: We performed this systematic review adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statements.


* only referenced under Data Sources



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Sharma et al

2018 Clinical and echocardiographic response of apical vs nonapical right ventricular lead position in CRT: A meta-analysis

JOURNAL OF ARRHYTHMIA

10.1002/joa3.12041 • METHODS: Data sources and search strategy: This review was constructed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.




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Pecsi et al

2017 Transpancreatic sphincterotomy has a higher cannulation success rate

ENDOSCOPY 10.1055/s-0043-111717 • The systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews




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than needle-knife precut papillotomy - a meta-analysis

and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines.




Ata-Ali et al

2017 Are there differences in treatment effects between labial and lingual fixed orthodontic appliances? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC ORAL HEALTH

10.1186/s12903-017-0424-z

• Methods: Protocol and registration: This meta-analysis was based on the guidelines provided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (version 5.1.0). The protocol was not registered. Fig. 1 Prisma® flow diagram of the search processes and results




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Sandroni et al

2012 Accuracy of plethysmographic indices as predictors of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

10.1007/s00134-012-2621-1

Materials and methods: Data reported in this review are in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement [9].




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Cho et al 2015 Acupuncture for Acute Postoperative Pain after Back Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

PAIN PRACTICE 10.1111/papr.12208 • DISCUSSION: Strength and weaknesses: Also, this systematic review was conducted in accord with the QUOROM statement and the

2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct)


Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct)

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of Randomized Controlled Trials

PRISMA statement.• CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH :In this systematic review, rigorous searches were performed following PRISMA guidelines.

guideline guideline guideline

Liu et al 2014 Surgical Approaches in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis Comparing the Midvastus and Subvastus to the Medial Peripatellar Approach

JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY

10.1016/j.arth.2013.10.023

• Materials and Methods This meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines for the conduct of meta-analysis of intervention trials.

• Fig. 1. The PRISMA flow chart of literature screening.




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Tavitian-Exley et al

2015 Influence of different drugs on HIV risk in people who inject: systematic review and meta-analysis

ADDICTION 10.1111/add.12846 • Selection criteria and data extraction: Observational cohort studies of HIV infection risk among PWID were reviewed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement (Supporting information, Table S2).


* Categorized as 1 because they included the Prisma checklist with specific page number in Supporting information, Table S2



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Baik et al 2015 Cardiocirculatory Monitoring during Immediate Fetal-to-Neonatal

NEONATOLOGY

10.1159/000368042 • Articles were identified using the stepwise approach specified in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic




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Transition: A Systematic Qualitative Review of the Literature

Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement ( fig. 1 ).




Roscoe et al

2015 Association of orthodontic force system and root resorption: A systematic review

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS

10.1016/j.ajodo.2014.12.026

• INTRODUCTION: According to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) 2009 checklist, Table I better outlines the questions that will be addressed with reference to participants, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study designs (PICOS) in this study• RESULTS: By using the PRISMA flow diagram, an overview of the article selection process is illustrated (Fig)



Authors refer to presenting results in the manuscript according to PRISMA statement which would follow the reporting recommendations

No 1-Use as a reporting guideline

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Berndt et al

2017 Effectiveness of distance learning strategies for continuing professional development (CPD) for rural allied health practitioners: a systematic review

BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION

10.1186/s12909-017-0949-5

• Methods: The systematic review of the effectiveness of distance learning strategies for rural AHP followed the PRISMA statement guidelines, and the search protocol was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (registration number CRD42016041588, 30 June 2016). • Fig. 1 PRISMA flowchart of search and review process




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Perazzo et al

2017 A Systematic Review of Health Literacy Interventions for People Living with HIV

AIDS AND BEHAVIOR

10.1007/s10461-016-1329-6

• The authors conducted a systematic review to identify interventions aimed at promoting health literacy in PLWH. The extended guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement (and A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist, which are gold standards for the procedures and reporting of systematic reviews, were used to guide the procedures of this systematic review.




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Anne et al

2016 A Systematic Review of Perioperative Versus Prophylactic Antibiotics for Cochlear Implantation

ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY

10.1177/0003489416660113

• METHODS: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) recommendations were used as the methodological basis for this review

• Figure 1. Flow diagram of the literature search based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) recommendations




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Ditre et al

2016 Acute analgesic

PAIN 10.1097/j.pain.00000000000005

• METHODS: 2.4. Validity assessment :

4-Use as an

4-Use as an

Yes 4-Use as an

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effects of nicotine and tobacco in humans: a meta-analysis

72 The methodological quality of each study was rated on a validity scale that was based on Cochrane Collaboration criteria, PRISMA recommendations, and PEDro guidelines. The 12-item validity scale accounted for relevant aspects of internal, external, and construct validity and yielded a maximum score of 12 (Table 1).

assessment tool of methodological quality



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Daanen et al

2018 Heat Acclimation Decay and Re-Induction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

SPORTS MEDICINE

10.1007/s40279-017-0808-x

• Fig. 5 PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) flow diagram outlining the identification and inclusion processes for the qualitative and quantitative reviews.

• PRISMA was not referenced or mentioned in the methods section, only for the flowchart


* This is a common example seen in CONSORT, where the only mention of PRISMA is for the flow chart. After bringing this up during the meeting on July 19th, Dr. Moher mentioned that these types of articles should be reported as 1. We uniformly reported them as 1, but are not sure



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whether we can generalize on the categorization solely based on the flowchart.

Villablanca et al

2017 Treatment options for the closure of secundum atrial septal defects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.073

• Methods: A protocol for this systematic review was created, which we posted online and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42016045528). We followed the guidelines outlined by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) ; see in Appendix A.


*Categorized as 1 because appendix A had the PRISMA checklist



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Zamani et al

2018 Systematic review with meta-analysis: the worldwide prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

10.1111/apt.14561 • RESULTS : A total of 14 056 records were initially obtained from searching PubMed and Scopus. After evaluation of titles and abstracts, 9789 studies were excluded due to not being relevant or failing to meet the inclusion criteria. Then, full-text of the articles was reviewed and 53 studies were excluded based on the predefined criteria. Finally, 183 articles were included in this systematic review, of which seven were


* Only used to report the flow of the article screening, would this still be considered Type 1?



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cohort and others were cross-sectional studies. A summary of the process is exhibited in a flow diagram according to the PRISMA (Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis) guideline12 (Figure 1).

Gross et Du

2017 Hemorrhage from cerebral cavernous malformations: a systematic pooled analysis

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

10.3171/2016.3.JNS152419

• Methods: Study Selection: Our systematic review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines.




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Altman et al

2016 Clinical benefit of intra-articular saline as a comparator in clinical trials of knee osteoarthritis treatments: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.04.003

• Methods: This study was conducted according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Study selection, assessment of eligibility criteria, data extraction, and statistical analysis were performed, based on a predefined protocol (PROSPERO 2015: CRD42015014487). The findings are reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-




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Analyses (PRISMA) statement.

Filbay et al

2015 Quality of life in anterior cruciate ligament-deficient individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

10.1136/bjsports-2015-094864

• METHODS This systematic review used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews, and the protocol for this review was prospectively registered on PROSPERO (CRD42014007499, 21 February 2014).

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* Used PRISMA for conducting AND reporting

6-Unclear

Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Nam et al

2017 Robot-assisted gait training (Lokomat) improves walking function and activity in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION

10.1186/s12984-017-0232-3

• Method: Materials and methods : This study was performed according to the Cochrane Review Methods and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses statement.




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Wang et al

2015 Pen-operative chemotherapy for patients with resectable colorectal hepatic metastasis: A meta-analysis

EJSO 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.05.020

• Methods Search strategy: We searched the PubMed, Embase, Ovid and ScienceDirect databases for eligible clinical studies published in English from January 1979 to May 2014, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement




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Augustine et al

2017 Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies

STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

10.1002/sctm.17-0126 • MATERIALS AND METHODS: Protocol: The protocol, developed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-P checklist was prospectively registered and is available on the Collaborative Approach to Meta-Analysis and Review of Animal Data from Experimental Studies website (CAMARADES). We followed the PRISMA [18] guidelines for this manuscript.

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* decided to categorize as 6 because they mentioned using it as a methodological guideline and reporting.


The authors refer to reporting the manuscript according to the PRISMA guidelines. The use of PRISMA-P is as a methodologic guideline)

No 1-Use as a reporting guideline

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Bandpei et al

2014 RELIABILITY OF SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATIGUE: AN UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.05.006

• METHODS: The present systematic review was conducted according to the guideline of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). The study was given ethical approval from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences.

• Search Strategy: The search strategy was used according to the PRISMA statements, using the following items: participants,




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interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study design.

• Fig. The PRISMA flowchart of study selection process. PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

Hafiz et al

2018 The Risk of Community-Acquired Enteric Infection in Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY

10.1177/1060028018760569

• INTRODUCTION: A second aim is to explore potential sources of heterogeneity in the meta-analysis. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement has been followed.

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* categorized as 6 because ‘’PRISMA statement has been followed’’ was mentioned in the introduction

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Yes 6-Unclear

unclear

Prodromidis et Charalambous

2016 IS THERE A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO FROZEN SHOULDER? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JBJS REVIEWS 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.O.00007

• Materials and Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology guidance was employed. • Fig. 1 PRISMA diagram illustrating the literature search and methodology of selection.




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Tomlinson et al

2016 The lived experience of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer: a systematic review

SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

10.1007/s00520-016-3253-8

• Methods: Our systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines.



Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct)

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guideline guideline guidelineBagatarhan et Siyez

2017 Programs for Preventing Internet Addiction during Adolescence: A Systematic Review

ADDICTA-THE TURKISH JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS

10.15805/addicta.2017.4.2.0015

• Method: This study is a systematic review aimed at examining programs applied to prevent Internet addiction during adolescence and these programs’ effectiveness. Following a systematic and structured approach, this study uses the PRISMA guide for systematic reviews when performing the literature review




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Jovanovski et al

2017 The effect of alpha-linolenic acid on glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

MEDICINE 10.1097/MD.0000000000006531

• Methods: Protocol and registration: The systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and reported following the PRISMA guidelines. The study was registered online at ClinicalTrials.gov [ID: NCT02701894] • Figure 1. PRISMA flow diagram. Search and data selection.




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Cereda et al

2017 Efficacy of a disease-specific nutritional support for pressure ulcer healing: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING

10.1007/s12603-016-0822-y

• Methods: The review was conducted following the indications of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) statement (21




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Chalhoub et al

2017 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Adalimumab Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy with Immunomodulators for Induction and Maintenance of Remission and Response in Patients with Crohn's Disease

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

10.1097/MIB.0000000000001203

• METHODS: study selection: This article follows the PRISMA agreement reporting guidelines, and the flow diagram for study selection is summarized in Figure 1. • FIGURE 1. PRISMA diagram of the literature search.

• Statistical Analysis: In this meta-analysis, we followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) criteria.




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Okoroh et al

2018 Evaluating the impact of the national health insurance scheme of Ghana on out of pocket expenditures: a systematic review

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

10.1186/s12913-018-3249-9

• Methods: Search strategy and selection criteria: We did a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines

• Fig. 1 PRISMA flowchart of study selection




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Tang et al

2016 Metabolic syndrome risk factors and dry eye syndrome: a Meta-analysis

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

10.18240/ijo.2016.07.17

• MATERIALS AND METHODS: This Meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement checklist




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CONSORT

Pfitzner et al

2014 Small Improvements in Mechanical Axis Alignment Achieved With MRI versus CT-based Patient-specific Instruments in TKA: A Randomized Clinical Trial

CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH

10.1007/s11999-014-3784-6

"Fig. 1 A flow diagram shows patient enrollment, allocation, followup, and analysis [33]."


Adapted Participant Flow Diagram


None Yes 1-Use as a reporting guideline

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Rodriguez-Sanz et al

2018 Effects of Median Nerve Neural Mobilization in Treating Cervicobrachial Pain: A Randomized Waiting List-Controlled Clinical Trial

PAIN PRACTICE 10.1111/papr.12614 "The CONSORT guidelines were followed."


This was an ambiguous statement ("guidelines were followed") in the "Methodology" part of the paper. However, we classified it as a 2 since it fell under the "Design" section of Methodology part.

6-Unclear

Authors cited the guideline without making it clear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Halabchi et al

2015 Additional Effects of an Individualized Risk Factor-Based Approach on Pain and the Function of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE

10.1097/JSM.0000000000000177

"The CONSORT statement is followed to describe the design of this study"




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Martin et al

2012 Helping People With HIV/AIDS Return to Work: A Randomized Clinical Trial

REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY

10.1037/a0030207 "Figure 1 depicts participant enrollment and follow-up in the study and our adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials 2010 (Schulz, Altman, Moher, & the CONSORT Group, 2010; see also American Psychological Association, 2009) guidelines for reporting randomized clinical trial results.""Figure 1. Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials flowchart."





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Smit et al

2016 Results of the PAS Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Multiple Tailored Smoking Cessation Program Combined With Tailored Counseling by Practice Nurses

HEALTH COMMUNICATION

10.1080/10410236.2015.1049727

"In line with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT; Schulz, Altman, & Moher, 2010), Figure 1 shows the flow of respondents."





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Kristensen et al

2018 Beneficial effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

10.1080/03009742.2017.1287304

"Randomization was done using sealed non-transparent envelopes containing



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological

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inflammation and analgesic use in psoriatic arthritis: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial

the randomization numbers and kept at the investigation site according to Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines (15)."




Boyd et Gottschall

2011 Assessing the Efficacy of Tragal Pumping: A Randomized Controlled Trial

OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

10.1177/0194599811399711

"Figure 1. Flow diagram demonstrating patient enrollment and progress in the randomized controlled trial.5"





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Bakker et al

2017 Randomized clinical trial of biodegradeable intraluminal sheath to prevent anastomotic leak after stapled colorectal anastomosis

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

10.1002/bjs.10534 "The trial was performed according the CONSORT guidelines"



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

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Schwertner et al

2013 Efficacy of melatonin in the treatment of endometriosis: A phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

PAIN 10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.025

"The Methods and Results sections are reported according to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines"

"We conducted this trial according to CONSORT guidelines, and given that we used the Delphi List (a list of criteria for the quality assessment of randomized controlled trials), our trial can be

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Quote 1 is a category 1Quote 2 is a category 2 Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization

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Agreed Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

considered to be of strong quality because all 8 items in this scale can be positively scored in our randomized controlled trial"

Lesselroth et al

2018 Evaluation of Multimedia Medication Reconciliation Software: A Randomized Controlled, Single-Blind Trial to Diagnostic Accuracy for Discrepancy Detection

APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS

10.1055/s-0038-1645889.

"We designed our study as per the CONSORT guidelines for reporting clinical trials and STARD guidelines for reporting studies of diagnostic tests.69–71"

"To the best of our knowledge, there are very few published studies comparing MR strategies and only four other randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in the ambulatory setting, none of which adhere to the CONSORT/STARD guidelines.19,21,47,74,85,86,96,98–100"


The citation of the CONSORT guideline is 70 from the references. In the second citation, the authors mention the CONSORT guidelines in a sort of assessment of their study quality vs previous published studies (4 - use as an assessment tool of methodological quality). However, the authors do not cite 70 from this quotation. Thus, the second citation should be omitted and the



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first citation would lead to a categorization of 2.

Looney et al

2010 Effect of Anesthetic Technique on Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and Transforming Growth Factor beta in Women Undergoing Anesthesia and Surgery for Breast Cancer

ANESTHESIOLOGY

10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181f79a69

"This trial was conducted and data reported according to the CONSORT statement"

"Participants who were randomly assigned, received each intended treatment, and analyzed for the primary outcome are shown in the CONSORT flow diagram (fig. 1)""Fig. 1. CONSORT flow diagram. The progress of patients through the trial is shown. GA general anesthesia."

6-Unclear

Quote 1 can be categorized as 2 ("This trial was conducted according to CONSORT") or 1 ("data reported according to CONSORT")Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization

6-Unclear


Neutral or unclear

Suzuki et al

2012 Effects of multicomponent exercise on cognitive function in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

BMC NEUROLOGY

10.1186/1471-2377-12-128

"A diagram consistent with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) [34] that outlines the subject flow from first contact to study completion is shown in Figure 1"





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Lincoln et al

2012 Moving From Efficacy to Effectiveness in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: A Randomized

JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

10.1037/a0028665 "The study was conducted following the most recent Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials guidelines (Schulz, Altman, & Moher,



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct)

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Clinical Practice Trial

2010)." guideline guideline guideline

Rodriguez-Perez et al

2013 Effectiveness of 1% versus 0.2% chlorhexidine gels in reducing alveolar osteitis from mandibular third molar surgery: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL

10.4317/medoral.18702

Materials & Methods "This clinical study was a randomized, clinical trial with two parallel groups, following the Consort statement (20)."

Discussion "This study is a double-blind randomized clinical trial (RCTs), following Consort statements (20), a gold standard for studying preventive and therapeutic interventions."


These were ambiguous quotations ("following Consort statements") however we felt that the authors were stating that the RCT followed the CONSORT statement thus implying a methodological guideline (2)

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No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Purcell et al

2017 The Effectiveness of EMLA as a Primary Dressing on Painful Chronic Leg Ulcers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE

10.1097/01.ASW.0000516197.13492.1a

"The study is reported according to the CONSORT 2010 statement."




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Amack et al

2017 Comparison of Ventilation With One-Handed Mask Seal With an Intraoral Mask Versus Conventional Cuffed Face Mask in a Cadaver Model: A

ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.04.017

"We documented subject flow in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement""Figure 1. Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement diagram





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Randomized Crossover Trial

of subject enrollment, allocation, follow-up, and analysis."

Moore et al

2015 Individualized Texting for Adherence Building (iTAB): Improving Antiretroviral Dose Timing Among HIV-Infected Persons with Co-occurring Bipolar Disorder

AIDS AND BEHAVIOR

10.1007/s10461-014-0971-0

"Figure 1 provides a study CONSORT diagram detailing study enrollment and retention [34].""Fig. 1 Consort diagram showing study enrollment"





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Ozcan et al

2015 Effect of Diltiazem on Coronary Artery Flow and Myocardial Perfusion in Patients With Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia and Either Stable Angina Pectoris or Positive Myocardial Ischemic Stress Test

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.033

"This report complies with Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement"




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Kim et al 2012 Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant for Drainage Reduction in Total Thyroidectomy with Bilateral Central Neck Dissection

OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

10.1177/0194599812449315

"Collection and analyses of the data were conducted in accordance with updated Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines.19"

"Figure 1.


In the PRISMA papers, we felt that when a CONSORT or PRISMA diagram was presented as the only citation -


Agreed Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

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Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) diagram of the progress through the phases of the trial."

the categorization was a 1. But in cases where a diagram was cited in addition to another citation, we felt the paper citation alone was more important than the diagram. Thus, the 2 categorization.

Iribhogbe et al

2017 Comparative analysis of the safety and tolerability of fixed-dose artesunate/amodiaquine versus artemether/lumefantrine combinations for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a randomized open label study

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY-ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS

10.2147/CPAA.S131351 "A flow chart was developed for the study based on the CONSORT 2010 statement for the reporting of clinical trials."





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Levi et al 2015 Intrauterine Device Placement During Cesarean Delivery and Continued Use

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

10.1097/AOG.0000000000000882

"All study activities adhered to the CONSORT guidelines for reporting clinical trials"

6-Unclear

6-Unclear

Authors cited the guideline without making it clear whether

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

6 Months Postpartum A Randomized Controlled Trial

the guidance related to reporting or methodology

Blum et al

2016 Randomized trial assessing home use of two pregnancy tests for determining early medical abortion outcomes at 3, 7 and 14 days after mifepristone

CONTRACEPTION

10.1016/j.contraception.2016.04.001

"Analysis and findings are reported according to the CONSORT guidelines""Fig. 1. Consort flow chart."




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Evans et al

2014 Efficacy of a natural mineral complex in North American adults with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

OPEN ACCESS RHEUMATOLOGY-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS

10.2147/OARRR.S71161

"The results of this study are presented in line with the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines."




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Dell-Kuster et al

2017 Efficacy and safety of carbetocin given as an intravenous bolus compared with short infusion for Caesarean section - double-blind, double-dummy, randomized

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

10.1093/bja/aex034 Statistical Analysis Section of Paper"We followed the CONSORT statement and its extension for non-inferiority trials. We planned to perform a per-protocol and an intention-to-treat analysis, but they coincide as there were no post-randomization


We felt that the authors used the CONSORT statement and its non-inferiority trial extension for proper conduct regarding statistical

6-Unclear


No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

controlled non-inferiority trial

dropouts and no protocol violations. All analyses and graphs were performed using Intercooled Stata Version 14.1 for Macintosh"

analysis. Thus, it should be categorized as 2.

Averbach et al

2017 Immediate versus delayed postpartum use of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants: a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

10.1016/j.ajog.2017.06.005

"FIGURE CONSORT flow diagram"





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Hamdani et al

2014 Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Interscalene Block: The Influence of Local Anesthetic Background Delivery Method on Postoperative Analgesia After Shoulder Surgery A Randomized Trial

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

10.1097/AAP.0000000000000112

"This study is reported according to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) recommendations"




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Bink et al

2014 Neurocognitive Effects of Neurofeedback in Adolescents With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

10.4088/JCP.13m08590 "In this article, the CONSORT 2010 guidelines for reporting parallel-group randomized trials were followed""eAppendix 1. Supplement effects of Neurofeedback in ADHD: CONSORT CHECKLIST"




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van 2012 Can NEUROUROLO 10.1002/nau.22230 "Figure 1 shows the 1-Use as Adapted 1-Use as None Yes 1-Use as Appropr

Leijsen et al

preoperative urodynamic investigation be omitted in women with stress urinary incontinence? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial

GY AND URODYNAMICS

trial profile [23]." a reporting guideline

Participant Flow Diagram

a reporting guideline

a reporting guideline

iate use

Rinfret et al

2013 Telephone contact to improve adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation

HEART 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303004

"This article follows the recommendations of the CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement."




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Flemmig et al

2012 Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Efficacy and Safety of Glycine Powder Air Polishing in Moderate-to-Deep Periodontal Pockets

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY

10.1902/jop.2011.110367

"The format of this report follows the current guidelines for reporting parallelgroup randomized trials put forth by the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) 2010 Statement."




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de Vos et al

2017 Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention and oral glucosamine sulphate in primary care on incident knee OA in overweight women

RHEUMATOLOGY

10.1093/rheumatology/kex145

"The present manuscript was prepared according to the CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement guidelines"




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Kramer et al

2014 Intraventricular Tissue

NEUROCRITICAL CARE

10.1007/s12028-014-9965-z

"It is being reported as recommended by

1-Use as a

1-Use as a

None Yes 1-Use as a

Appropriate use

Plasminogen Activator in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial

the CONSORT Statement"

reporting guideline

reporting guideline

reporting guideline

Abbas et al

2016 Simultaneous Administration Compared With a 24-Hour Mifepristone-Misoprostol Interval in Second-Trimester Abortion A Randomized Controlled Trial

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

10.1097/AOG.0000000000001688

"Figure 1 shows the consort flow chart for this trial"





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Bowler et al

2012 A Comparison of Cognitive Bias Modification for Interpretation and Computerized Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Effects on Anxiety, Depression, Attentional Control, and Interpretive Bias

JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

10.1037/a0029932 "A CONSORT diagram (Schulz, Altman, Moher, & the CONSORT group, 2010) illustrating participant flow throughout the study is presented in Figure 1."

"Figure 1. Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) diagram illustrating flow of participants through the study."





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Knobloch et al

2013 Cellulite and Focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for

DERMATOLOGY AND THERAPY

10.1007/s13555-013-0039-5

"The study protocol was composed according to the most recent CONSORT 2010

2-Use as a methodological (ie,

From the first quotation, "the study protocol

6-Unclear

Authors cited the guideline without making it

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Non-Invasive Body Contouring: a Randomized Trial

recommendations for transparent reporting of RCTs [12, 13]. The study protocol according to the CONSORT recommendations has been published previously [14]."

"The patient enrollment flow chart according to the CONSORT statement is outlined in Fig. 1.""Fig. 1 CONSORT patient flow chart. Modified with permission from Knobloch et al."

research design or conduct) guideline

was composed according to CONSORT," we put down a 6 (omitted the Figure. 1 in this decision due to previous considerations in line #22)

clear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

Salib et al

2013 A prospective randomised single-blinded clinical trial comparing the efficacy and tolerability of the nasal douching products Sterimar and Sinus Rinse following functional endoscopic sinus surgery

CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY

10.1111/coa.12132 "The study results have been reported in accordance with the CONSORT 2010 statement including a checklist (Table 3) and flow diagram (Fig. 1)."

"Table 3. CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomised trial*""Fig. 1. CONSORT flow diagram."




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McMurran et al

2016 Psychoeducation with problem-solving (PEPS) therapy for adults with personality disorder: a pragmatic randomised


10.3310/hta20520 "The analysis and reporting of the trial was in accordance with Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines.""The CONSORT diagram in Figure 2

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Quote 1 can be categorized as a 2 ("The analysis of the trial was in accordance with CONSORT")

6-Unclear


Neutral or unclear

controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a manualised intervention to improve social functioning

summarises the assessments completed at each time point."

or a 1 ("The reporting of the trial was in accordance with CONSORT")Quote 2 is an adapted participant flow diagram and is a 1Thus, it is conflicting and an 'unclear' categorization

Cachoeira et al

2017 Positive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder - A pilot randomized controlled study

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

10.1016/j.psychres.2016.11.009

"Trial design and its reporting followed the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) group recommendations"

6-Unclear

The quotation can be categorized as a 2 ("Trial designed followed CONSORT") or 1 ("Trial reporting followed CONSORT")


6-Unclear


Neutral or unclear

Ziegler et al

2011 Efficacy and Safety of Antioxidant Treatment With alpha-Lipoic Acid Over 4 Years in Diabetic

DIABETES CARE

10.2337/dc11-0503 "The patient disposition throughout the trial according to the CONSORT Statement 2010 flow diagram (21) is shown in Fig. 1."





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Polyneuropathy The NATHAN 1 trial

Eritz et al

2016 A life history intervention for individuals with dementia: a randomised controlled trial examining nursing staff empathy, perceived patient personhood and aggressive behaviours

AGEING & SOCIETY

10.1017/S0144686X15000902

"We aimed for the reporting of this randomised controlled trial to be consistent with the recommendations set forward by the CONSORT group"




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Shields et Taylor

2015 The feasibility of a physical activity program for young adults with Down syndrome: A phase II randomised controlled trial

JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY

10.3109/13668250.2015.1014027

"Figure 1. Design and flow of participants through the trial. Figure 1 was created based on guidelines developed by CONSORT (CONSORT, 2010; Schulz, Altman, Moher, & for the CONSORT Group, 2010)."





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Ullah et al

2016 Randomized trial comparing pulmonary vein isolation using the SmartTouch catheter with or without real-time contact force data

HEART RHYTHM

10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.05.011

"All patients gave informed consent to participate to the study, which was approved by the UK National Research Ethics Service and reported according to CONSORT guidelines.




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Verdu et Soldevilla

2012 IPARZINE-SKR study: randomized, double-blind clinical trial of a new topical product versus placebo to

INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL

10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00918.x

"In addition, the authors wrote this article in accordance with the recommendations set out in the CONSORT guide (20)."




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prevent pressure ulcers

Memarpour et al

2016 Comparison of Oral Health Education and Fluoride Varnish to Prevent Early Childhood Caries: A Randomized Clinical Trial

CARIES RESEARCH

10.1159/000446877 "Figure 1 shows the flow diagram of study participants according to the CONSORT checklist [Moher et al., 2010]."





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Cramer et al

2017 Randomised clinical trial: yoga vs written self-care advice for ulcerative colitis

ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

10.1111/apt.14062 "The study was conducted and reported in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials 2010 guideline.

6-Unclear

The quotation can be categorized as a 2 ("The study was conducted in accordance with CONSORT") or a 1 ("The study was reported in accordance with CONSORT")


6-Unclear


Neutral or unclear

Ueda et al

2018 Randomized trial of amino acid mixture combined with physical activity promotion for abdominal fat reduction in overweight adults

DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY

10.2147/DMSO.S153151

"This article completely conforms to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials 2010 rules."




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Coomarasamy et al

2016 PROMISE: first-trimester progesterone therapy in women with a history of unexplained recurrent miscarriages - a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, international multicentre trial and economic evaluation


10.3310/hta20410 "We planned to summarise the recruitment numbers, those lost to follow-up, protocol violations and other relevant data, using a Consolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) diagram.""This chapter commences with a CONSORT diagram that describes the flow of participants through each stage of the trial (see Figure 6)."

"Following previously published CONSORT recommendations, significance tests were not given between randomised treatment arms."


From the citation, "Following previously published CONSORT recommendations," we felt that the authors used CONSORT for statistical analysis conduct guidelines (omitted the first quotation and its reference to the CONSORT figure due to previous considerations in line #22)

6-Unclear

Inconsistency across paragraphs

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Luger et al

2017 Vitamin D-3 Loading Is Superior to Conventional Supplementation After Weight Loss Surgery in Vitamin D-Deficient Morbidly Obese Patients: a Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

OBESITY SURGERY

10.1007/s11695-016-2437-0

"The study methods are in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines for reporting randomized trials"

"Fig. 1 CONSORT flow chart of participant recruitment in the randomized controlled trial"


From the citation, "The study methods are in accordance with CONSORT," we felt that the authors used CONSORT for methodological guideline (omitted the second



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quotation and its reference to the CONSORT figure due to previous considerations in line #22)

Hoppe et al

2016 30 mL Single- versus 80 mL double-balloon catheter for pre-induction cervical ripening: a randomized controlled trial

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE

10.3109/14767058.2015.1067297

"A randomized study was designed following the CONSORT guidelines"

"Figure 1. CONSORT 2010 flow diagram."


From the citation, "A randomized study was designed following CONSORT," we felt that the authors used CONSORT for methodological guideline (omitted the second quotation and its reference to the CONSORT figure due to previous considerations in line #22)



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Skrepnik et al

2017 Assessing the Impact of a Novel Smartphone Application Compared With Standard Follow-Up on Mobility of Patients With

JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

10.2196/mhealth.7179 "Statistical Analyses Section of PaperThe Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials guidelines were followed"

"Go to: Multimedia Appendix 2


Since the authors had a CONSORT checklist, they showed their proof of using the checklist.



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Knee Osteoarthritis Following Treatment With Hylan G-F 20: A Randomized Controlled Trial

CONSORT-EHEALTH-v1-6."

Thus, classifying this citation as a 1. Even though the first citation, could be argued for a 2; we felt that they followed the use of CONSORT checklist as use as a reporting guideline

ARRIVE

Freitas et al

2016 Omega-3 fatty acids are able to modulate the painful symptoms associated to cyclophosphamide-induced-hemorrhagic cystitis in mice

JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY

10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.09.007

"Experiments were conducted in accordance with current guidelines for the care of laboratory animals, ethical guidelines for the investigation of experimental pain in conscious animals and the ARRIVE Guidelines Checklist [16,17]."




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Hiyari et al

2015 Heritability of periodontal bone loss in mice

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH

10.1111/jre.12258 "All mice were handled according to protocols approved by the Office for Protection of Research Subjects at UCLA and conforms to the ARRIVE guidelines (18)."




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Izawa et al

2018 beta 1-integrin-matrix interactions modulate cerebral microvessel

JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

10.1177/0271678X17722108

"All animal protocols and experiments were reviewed and approved by the University of Washington



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research

Inappropriate use

endothelial cell tight junction expression and permeability

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. These studies were performed following institutionally approved procedures complying with the National Institute of Health’s Guide for the Care and Use of 642 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 38(4) Laboratory Animals. They conform to the deliberations of STAIR and the ARRIVE Guidelines.27,28"




Frigon et al

2017 Left-right coordination from simple to extreme conditions during split-belt locomotion in the chronic spinal adult cat

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

10.1113/JP272740 "The experiments comply with the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al. 2010) and principles of animal research established by the Journal of Physiology (Grundy, 2015)."




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Solis et al

2016 Dissociable effects of the prodrug phendimetrazine and its metabolite phenmetrazine at dopamine transporters

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

10.1038/srep31385 "Experimental protocols complied with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals39, were approved by the Virginia Commonwealth University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and are reported according to the ARRIVE guidelines40"




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Paniz et al

2014 Neuroprotective effects of

METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASE

10.1007/s11011-014-9548-x

"All procedures with animals followed the

2-Use as a

2-Use as a

None Yes 2-Use as a

Inappropriate

guanosine administration on behavioral, brain activity, neurochemical and redox parameters in a rat model of chronic hepatic encephalopathy

ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al. 2010)."

methodological (ie, research design or conduct) guideline



use

Yashavarddhan et al

2017 Targeting DNA Repair through Podophyllotoxin and Rutin Formulation in Hematopoietic Radioprotection: An in Silico, in Vitro, and in Vivo Study

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY

10.3389/fphar.2017.00750

"Animal studies are reported in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2012)."




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Berger et al

2017 Citrobacter rodentium Subverts ATP Flux and Cholesterol Homeostasis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vivo

CELL METABOLISM

10.1016/j.cmet.2017.09.003

"Experiments were designed in agreement with the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010), for the reporting and execution of animal experiments, including sample randomization and blinding."

6-Unclear

The authors state that the ARRIVE guidelines are used "for the reporting and execution of animal experiments" but they used the ARRIVE guidelines to "design the experiments"

6-Unclear

Uclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Phaelante et al

2015 N-acetylcysteine Plus Deferoxamine Improves Cardiac

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

10.1007/s12265-015-9633-5

"All procedures followed during this investigation are in accordance with ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research

Inappropriate use

Function in Wistar Rats After Non-reperfused Acute Myocardial Infarction

of In Vivo Experiments) [19]."




Bhowmick et al

2017 Acidotoxicity via ASIC1a Mediates Cell Death during Oxygen Glucose Deprivation and Abolishes Excitotoxicity

ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE

10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00355

"Research was conducted in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research.64"




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Kreinest et al

2016 A Porcine Animal Model for Early Meniscal Degeneration - Analysis of Histology, Gene Expression and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Six Months after Resection of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament


"According to the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research [36] we have to report that one Göttingen minipig that was included in a pilot study of three animals (data not shown) has to be killed due to an infection in the left knee joint after ACLR."




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Cruz-Baquero et al

2017 Different behavior of myeloperoxidase in two rodent amoebic liver abscess models


"The current protocol was developed based on the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research [43], and was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of the Escuela Superior de Medicina (IPN)"




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Rodrigues et al

2012 VEGF(165) Gene Therapy Improves Left

JOURNAL OF DIABETES & METABOLISM

10.4172/2155-6156.S4-006

"The experimental protocol was approved by the

2-Use as a methodo

2-Use as a methodo

I assume ref.13 refers to

Yes 2-Use as a methodo

Inappropriate use

Ventricular Function and Exercise Capacity in Diabetic Rats after Myocardial Infarction: Impact on Mortality Rate

institutional animal care and use committee of the Medical School of the University of Sao Paulo, and this investigation was conducted in accordance with previously described [13]."

logical (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

logical (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

ARRIVE. logical (ie, research design or conduct) guideline

Rieger et al

2017 Chitosan in viscosupplementation: in vivo effect on rabbit subchondral bone

BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

10.1186/s12891-017-1700-4

"The experimental work on rabbits was performed under the authorization of the ethical committee of VetAgro Sup, veterinary campus of Lyon (authorization number 1373) and in full accordance with European legislation and the ARRIVE statement [31]."




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Wong et al

2018 Ultrafine Particulate Matter Combined With Ozone Exacerbates Lung Injury in Mature Adult Rats With Cardiovascular Disease

TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

10.1093/toxsci/kfy018 MATERIALS AND METHODS"This study adheres to the ARRIVE guidelines for animal research (Kilkenny et al., 2010)."


6-Unclear

Although the statement "(this study adheres to ARRIVE)" is under methods section, It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Turner et al

2017 Effects of nebulised magnesium sulphate on

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.03.004

"The ARRIVE Guidelines on Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological

Inappropriate use

inflammation and function of the guinea-pig airway

have been adhered to in the design and execution of the study (Kilkenny et al., 2012; McGrath et al., 2010)."




Prosser-Loose et al

2015 Delayed Intervention with Intermittent Hypoxia and Task Training Improves Forelimb Function in a Rat Model of Cervical Spinal Injury

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

10.1089/neu.2014.3789

"Here, we extend these preclinical findings, in a randomized, blinded, and sham-controlled study, organized as outlined in the Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments recommendations[14] to investigate the role of motor training combined with AIHinduced recovery."

"There is a growing acknowledgment among investigators doing pre-clinical biomedical research that many rodent studies are not performed with sufficient methodological rigor or at least with the reporting of such standards.14,40"

6-Unclear

First quote: citation can be classified as a 2 ("organizd the randomized, blinded, and sham-controlled study according to ARRIVE")

Second quote: citation can be classified as a 5-stressing the importance of reporting guidelines

6-Unclear

It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Schwarzmaier et al

2015 Identification of the Vascular Source of Vasogenic Brain Edema following Traumatic Brain Injury Using In Vivo 2-Photon Microscopy in

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

10.1089/neu.2014.3775

"The results of this study are being reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.24"




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MiceTorres-Duran et al

2014 Protective effect of Spirulina platensis on fatty liver induced by a single sublethal dose of carbon tetrachloride in wistar rats

BOLETIN LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES Y AROMATICAS

Not available "All procedures were performed in strictly observing the international (Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experimental, ARRIVE guidelines) (Kilkenny et al., 2012) and national guidelines for care and use of experimental animals (Laboratory Animals and Official Mexican Norms, NOM-062-ZOO-1999) (de Aluja, 2002)"




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Abreu et al

2015 Tramadol-induced hyperalgesia and its prevention by ketamine in rats A randomised experimental study

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

10.1097/EJA.0000000000000296

"The study was approved by the institutional animal care and use committee [Ethics Committee on Animal Experimentation (CEA) of the University Complutense, Madrid, Spain, Chairperson Prof Jose´ Francisco Tirado Ferna´ndez; CEA approval date, 29 May 2008] and the care of animal and licensing guidelines under which the study was performed were in accordance with the ARRIVE (Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments) statement.24"




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Majewska et al

2015 Oral Application of T4 Phage

VIRUSES-BASEL 10.3390/v7082845 MATERIALS AND METHODS4.6. Ethics

6-Unclear

The citation could be interpreted

6-Unclear

Although the statement

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Induces Weak Antibody Production in the Gut and in the Blood

StatementsAll animal experiments were performed according to EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experimentations and were approved by the 1st Local Committee for Experiments with the Use of Laboratory Animals, Wroclaw, Poland (No. 64/2009 and 76/2011). The authors followed the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of in vivo Experiments) guidelines [46]."

as a 2 since the citation was in the MATERIALS AND METHODS section of the paper. But without interpretation, it is 6-unclear

"(this study adheres to ARRIVE)" is under methods section, It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology

Pardon et al

2016 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy discriminates the response to microglial stimulation of wild type and Alzheimer's disease models

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

10.1038/srep19880 "Data are reported according to the ARRIVE guidelines for in vivo experiments30."




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Shah et al

2015 Metabolic Effects of CX3CR1 Deficiency in Diet-Induced Obese Mice


"S1 Checklist. ARRIVE Guidelines Checklist. Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments[18]."




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Poland et al

2016 Ibudilast attenuates expression of behavioral sensitization to cocaine in male and female rats

NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.06.024

"All procedures adhered to the 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010), and were approved by the


6-Unclear

It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodolo

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Virginia Commonwealth University."

gy (e.g. "All procedures adhered to… ARRIVE")

de Molon et al

2014 Evaluation of the Host Response in Various Models of Induced Periodontal Disease in Mice


10.1902/jop.2013.130225

"The protocol was approved by the local Institutional Experimentation Committee for Animal Care and Use (Protocol 12/2010), and the protocol followed all recommendations of the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting InVivo Experiments) guidelines for the execution and submission of studies in animals."


Authors state that their study protocol followed ARRIVE guidelines. The authors do acknowledge that the guidelines are used for study execution and reporting though

6-Unclear

It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology (e.g. "the protocol followed all recommendations of the ARRIVE guidelines ...for execution/conduct and submission/?))

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Li et al 2016 Activation of autophagy improved the neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in rats

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.007

"This study was approved by the Animal Investigation Committee of Sun Yat-sen University and was performed in accordance with the National Institutes of Health guidelines for ethical animal research [12]."



I assume ref.12 refers to ARRIVE.


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Baranyai et al

2017 In vivo MRI and ex vivo histological assessment of the

JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

10.1186/s12967-017-1166-z

"This investigation was carried out according to the Guide for the Care and Use of



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie,

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cardioprotection induced by ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning and remote conditioning in a closed-chest porcine model of reperfused acute myocardial infarction: importance of microvasculature

Laboratory Animals published by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH publication No. 85-23, revised 1996) and according to the ARRIVE guidelines [72], to the EU Directive (2010/63/EU) and was approved by the animal ethics committee of Hungarian National Food Chain Safety Office (SOI/31/26-11/2014)."




Nunes et al

2017 Morphine exposure during early life alters thermal and mechanical thresholds in rats

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE

10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2016.12.008

"The experimental protocol complied with the ethical and methodological standards of the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010)"




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Zhang et al

2015 Recombinant Flagellin-Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Cap Fusion Protein Promotes Protective Immune Responses in Mice


"All sections of this study follow the ARRIVE Guidelines for reporting animal research [34]. A Completed ARRIVE guidelines checklist is shown in S1 Checklist."




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Diana et al

2017 Superselective intra-arterial hepatic injection of indocyanine green (ICG) for fluorescence image-guided segmental

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

10.1007/s00464-016-5136-y

"All animals used in the experimental laboratory were managed according to ARRIVE guidelines [12],"




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positive staining: experimental proof of the concept

Kalaska et al

2017 Elevated Levels of Peripheral Kynurenine Decrease Bone Strength in Rats with Chronic Kidney Disease

FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY

10.3389/fphys.2017.00836

"The study was conducted by ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010)"




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Boitano et al

2015 The novel PAR2 ligand C391 blocks multiple PAR2 signalling pathways in vitro and in vivo

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

10.1111/bph.13238 "All animal care and experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of TheUniversity of Arizona. These procedure comply with the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010; McGrath et al.,2010)."




Inappropriate use

Bentea et al

2017 Zonisamide attenuates lactacystin-induced parkinsonism in mice without affecting system x(c)(-)

EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.12.009

"The results are presented in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting experiments involving animals (Kilkenny et al., 2010)."




Appropriate use

Lomas-Neira et al

2016 BLOCKADE OF ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR, ANGIOPOIETIN-2, REDUCES INDICES OF ARDS AND MORTALITY IN MICE

SHOCK 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000499

"Experiments were performed in accordance with National Institutes of Health guidelines, approval from the Animal Use Committee of Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, RI;




Inappropriate use

RESULTING FROM THE DUAL-INSULTS OF HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK AND SEPSIS

AWC# 0079-13), and with consideration to the ARRIVE guidelines developed by the National Center for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research (21)."

Loris et al

2017 The neuroprotective compound P7C3-A20 promotes neurogenesis and improves cognitive function after ischemic stroke

EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.01.006

"Consistent with animal research reporting guidelines (Kilkenny et al., 2010), a power analysis was performed prior to the experiment to determine animal number"




Inappropriate use

Kim et al 2018 Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of ginsenoside Rf in a rat model of incisional pain

JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH

10.1016/j.jgr.2017.02.005

"The present study was performed according to the guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health, the policies of the International Association for the Study of Pain for the use of laboratory animals, and the recommended guideline in the Animal Research Reporting In Vivo Experiments statement [19]."




Inappropriate use

Ikeda et al

2014 Suppression of Th1-Mediated Autoimmunity by Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Dendritic Cells


"All experiments were performed in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines [24]."



None Yes 2-Use as a methodological (ie, research design or conduct)

Inappropriate use

guideline guideline guidelineHan et al 2017 STAT3 inhibitor

enhances chemotherapy drug efficacy by modulating mucin 1 expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma

TROPICAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

10.4314/tjpr.v16i7.8 "All animal experiments were performed with prior approval from Institute’s Animal Care Committee at Binzhou City Central Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong. Housing and followed the guidelines in compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 (UK) (amended 2013) and reported as per the ARRIVE Guidelines for reporting animal research [22]."




Appropriate use

Hlavica et al

2017 Intrathecal insulin-like growth factor 1 but not insulin enhances myelin repair in young and aged rats

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

10.1016/j.neulet.2017.03.047

"This article is written in accordance with the ARRIVE Guidelines [20]."




Appropriate use

Prudente et al

2017 Pre-clinical efficacy assessment of Malva sylvestris on chronic skin inflammation

BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY

10.1016/j.biopha.2017.06.083

"All experiments in this study followed the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of in vivo Experiments) guidelines [14,15]."


6-Unclear

It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology (e.g. "all experiments followed ARRIVE guidelines ")

No 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Sagawa et al

2017 Ribonucleotide Reductase

CLINICAL CANCER

10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0263

"Animal studies were performed under a

2-Use as a

2-Use as a

None Yes 2-Use as a

Inappropriate

Catalytic Subunit M1 (RRM1) as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Multiple Myeloma

RESEARCH protocol approved by the Dana-Farber Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and followed the ARRIVE guidelines (23)."




use

Swanepoel et al

2018 N-acetyl cysteine reverses bio-behavioural changes induced by prenatal inflammation, adolescent methamphetamine exposure and combined challenges

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

10.1007/s00213-017-4776-5

"The study and preparation of the manuscript were prepared in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al. 2010)."

6-Unclear

6-Unclear

None Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Spolidorio et al

2014 Influence of Parstatin on Experimental Periodontal Disease and Repair in Rats


10.1902/jop.2014.130619

"All experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee on Animal Experiments at the StateUniversity of Sa˜o Paulo (protocol 20/2011). Randomization of animals was performed using a raffle method. This study conforms to the ARRIVE (Ani-mal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) guidelines"

6-Unclear

This was a rather ambiguous statement ("the study conforms to the ARRIVE guidelines) in the MATERIALS AND METHODS part of the paper. Without interpretation it is a 6-unclear

6-Unclear

It is unclear whether the guidance related to reporting or methodology (e.g. "all experiments followed ARRIVE guidelines ")

Yes 6-Unclear

Neutral or unclear

Lourbopoulos et al

2017 Inadequate food and water intake determine mortality following stroke in mice

JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

10.1177/0271678X16660986

"All data are reported in accordance with the ARRIVE criteria."




Appropriate use

Faller et al

2015 Refinement of analgesia following thoracotomy and experimental myocardial infarction using the Mouse Grimace Scale

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

10.1113/expphysiol.2014.083139

"The development of the ARRIVE guidelines (Kilkenny et al. 2010), the refinement of pre-existing guidelines (e.g. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th edn, published by the US National Academy of Sciences, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, 2011; Carbone, 2012) and the implementation of new directives (e.g. European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes) have all further emphasized the importance of the ‘3Rs’ (replacement, reduction and refinement) in biomedical research."

7-Other 7-Other None Yes 7-Other Neutral or unclear

Kwon et al

2017 Hemorrhagic Transformation After Large Cerebral Infarction in Rats Pretreated With Dabigatran or Warfarin

STROKE 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017751

"We performed all experimental procedures according to Animal Research: Reporting for In vivo Experiments guidelines9 and Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable guidelines."




Inappropriate use

Lee et al 2017 Inhibition of neutrophil elastase contributes to attenuation of lipopolysaccha

JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA

10.1007/s00540-017-2311-9

"All experimental animals were treated according to guidelines approved by the Animal Subjects Committee




Appropriate use

ride-induced acute lung injury during neutropenia recovery in mice

of the Catholic University of Korea (UJA2013-09A). The results are reported according to the ARRIVE guidelines [17]."

Waddingham et al

2015 Chronic Rho-kinase inhibition improves left ventricular contractile dysfunction in early type-1 diabetes by increasing myosin cross-bridge extension

CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY

10.1186/s12933-015-0256-6

"Reporting of animal studies in this paper comply with the ARRIVE guidelines for animal research [25]"




Appropriate use

Tang et al

2017 Performance, biochemical and haematological responses, and relative organ weights of laying hens fed diets supplemented with prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic

BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH

10.1186/s12917-017-1160-y

"This manuscript was prepared in compliance with the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) Guidelines Checklist for animal in vivo experiments [28]."




Appropriate use

Choi et al

2017 Characteristics of contact and distance osteogenesis around modified implant surfaces in rabbit tibiae

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL AND IMPLANT SCIENCE

10.5051/jpis.2017.47.3.182

"All animal experiments were conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources at Seoul National University (approval number: SNU-130619-4) and the Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE)




Inappropriate use

guidelines for reporting in vivo animal experiments [7]."

Table S2. Results of multinomial logistic regression of appropriateness of use of reporting guideline in citing articles over time since their publication. The model assumes linear trend in the log odds ratio. For the three outcome categories of appropriateness, the reference category is “Appropriate Use” and results are presented with 95% confidence intervals. (a) PRISMA - Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Inappropriate Use versus Appropriate Use

Unclear/Other Use versus Appropriate Use

Odds ratio per 1-year change

1.13 (0.69, 1.85) 1.26 (0.44, 3.62)

Odds estimated at the same publication year of the reporting guideline

1.31 (0.03, 50.52) 0.05 (0.00001, 156.74)

(b) CONSORT - Consolidated Standards of Reporting TrialsInappropriate Use versus Appropriate Use



1.30 (0.85, 1.99) 1.10 (0.80, 1.51)

Odds estimated at the same publication year of the reporting guideline (Intercept)

0.06 (0.005, 0.68) 0.22 (0.04, 1.21)

(c) ARRIVE - Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo ExperimentsInappropriate Use versus Appropriate Use



0.94 (0.56, 1.57) 0.83 (0.45, 1.55)

Odds estimated at the same publication year of the reporting guideline (Intercept)

2.71 (0.11, 69.65) 2.17 (0.05, 100.59)

(d) CHEERS - Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards

Inappropriate Use versus Appropriate Use



1.20 (0.68, 2.09) 2.25 (1.09, 4.65)

Odds ratio estimated at the same publication year of the reporting guideline (Intercept)

0.48 (0.08, 2.75) 0.04 (0.003, 0.54)

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