Department of Psychiatry, Seichiryo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
BMJ Open. 2019 Apr 3;9(4):e024942. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024942.
Reporting guidelines are important tools for improving the quality of medical research. The Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Network's Library contains a comprehensive and up-to-date database of reporting guidelines relevant to health research. Only 31% of reporting guidelines published from 2010 to 2014 reported using the Delphi technique, and the reporting quality of the Delphi technique in reporting guidelines is unknown even though the use of the Delphi technique was recommended in the guidance for reporting guidelines. We will assess the quality reports of the Delphi technique or modified Delphi technique in reporting guidelines.
The present study is a systematic analysis of the EQUATOR Network Library. We will include all reporting guidelines in the EQUATOR Network that used the Delphi technique or modified Delphi technique, published since 1 January 2011 and registered in the EQUATOR on or before 31 May 2018. Our primary outcome is the reporting quality of the Delphi technique, measured by the quality score (each item) in the Delphi technique. We will also examine the relationship between the reporting quality score (each item) of the Delphi technique and year of publication, number of authors, impact factor, sources of funding (industry, non-industry), multiple publications and whether the guidelines are published in open access policy.
Ethics approval will not be applicable for this study. This protocol has been registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry. We will publish our findings in a peer-reviewed journal and may also present them at conferences.
UMIN000032685.
报告规范是提高医学研究质量的重要工具。EQUATOR 网络图书馆包含了一个全面且最新的与健康研究相关的报告规范数据库。在 2010 年至 2014 年期间发表的报告规范中，仅有 31% 报告了使用 Delphi 技术，尽管报告规范指南建议使用 Delphi 技术，但 Delphi 技术在报告规范中的报告质量仍然未知。我们将评估报告规范中 Delphi 技术或改良 Delphi 技术的质量报告。
本研究是对 EQUATOR 网络图书馆的系统分析。我们将纳入 EQUATOR 网络中自 2011 年 1 月 1 日起使用 Delphi 技术或改良 Delphi 技术、并于 2018 年 5 月 31 日或之前在 EQUATOR 注册的所有报告规范。我们的主要结果是 Delphi 技术的报告质量，通过 Delphi 技术的质量评分（每项）进行衡量。我们还将研究 Delphi 技术报告质量评分（每项）与出版年份、作者人数、影响因子、资金来源（行业、非行业）、多次发表以及指南是否遵循开放获取政策之间的关系。
本研究不需要伦理批准。该方案已在大学医院医疗信息网络临床试验注册中心注册。我们将在同行评议的期刊上发表我们的研究结果，并可能在会议上进行报告。
UMIN000032685。
