Sarbazi Ehsan, Sadeghi-Bazargani Homayoun
Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2025 Feb 11;14(1):1-4. doi: 10.34172/jcs.025.33575. eCollection 2025 Feb.
In order to avoid bias in systematic reviews (SRs), the accuracy in selection of risk of bias (RoB) assessment tools is essential to obtain highest level of evidence for evidence-based decision making in health care. We aimed to review how 'CONSORT statement', as a reporting quality of randomized controlled trials, has been misused in recent SRs as a ROB tool.
A mini-review was performed in international databases including PubMed, Google Scholar and hand-searches for published and unpublished literature from 2000 to 2021 and written in English. The following keywords: risk of bias, "Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials", CONSORT, "systematic review" were used. Citations were screened and those meeting our inclusion criteria were retained.
A total of 11 SRs were identified that misused CONSORT as a ROB tool, four of which were used only CONSORT as ROB tool. Different authentic magazines from various countries were recognized.
The CONSORT statement aims to increase clarity and consistency of transparency of reporting in randomized controlled trials. It is quite essential to draw the attention of SR researchers, journal editors/reviewers as well as the reading audience to the fact that CONSORT statement CONSORT statement is not a ROB tool.
为避免系统评价（SRs）中的偏倚，选择偏倚风险（RoB）评估工具时的准确性对于在医疗保健中基于证据的决策获得最高级别的证据至关重要。我们旨在回顾作为随机对照试验报告质量的“CONSORT声明”在近期的系统评价中是如何被误用作偏倚风险工具的。
在国际数据库（包括PubMed、谷歌学术）中进行了一项小型综述，并通过手工检索2000年至2021年以英文发表和未发表的文献。使用了以下关键词：偏倚风险、“试验报告的统一标准”、CONSORT、“系统评价”。对文献进行筛选，保留符合纳入标准的文献。
共确定了11项将CONSORT误用作偏倚风险工具的系统评价，其中4项仅将CONSORT用作偏倚风险工具。识别出了来自不同国家的不同权威杂志。
CONSORT声明旨在提高随机对照试验报告的透明度和一致性。非常有必要让系统评价研究人员、期刊编辑/审稿人以及读者注意到CONSORT声明不是一个偏倚风险工具这一事实。
