Common errors in randomized controlled trials submitted for publication to the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

Seehra, Jadbinder; Pandis, Nikolaos (2022). Common errors in randomized controlled trials submitted for publication to the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, 161(1), pp. 161-165. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ajodo.2021.09.006

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The consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) guidelines have been drafted to facilitate accurate and transparent trial reporting and implicitly guide researchers to follow a good methodology. 1 The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO) endorsed the CONSORT reporting guidelines in 2004 with the requirement to submit the completed CONSORT checklist.2 Consequently, active implementation of the guidelines has been adopted, and restructuring of the article format with the inclusion of multiple subheadings to facilitate accurate and transparent reporting at the submission stage.3,4 Those attempts were supplemented with 2 explanatory articles for the authors, which can be found at the AJO-DO Web site. Despite improvements in reporting, some submissions still fail to fully adhere to the guidelines. In this article, we aim to highlight common deficiencies in terms of reporting and methodology in the relevant sections to help prospective authors when preparing their submissions. The Table summarises the
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