Evaluation of Experimental Studies Published in the Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care: A Brief Report

Abstract

Background: The quality of reporting the interventional studies is related to their usefulness. The reporting guidelines are effective tools in this field. Objectives: The current study aimed at assessing the quality of reported experimental studies published in the Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care. Methods: In the current descriptive, cross sectional study, 66 randomized (RCT) and nonrandomized clinical trials were evaluated by CONSORT and TREND checklists. These articles were published from July 2012 to July 2018. Results: The study identified 43 RCTs and 23 nonrandomized trials. The percentage of adherence to both checklists was more than 50% since 2014 but no article met all criteria of the CONSORT and TREND statements. Conclusions: The quality of reporting improved during the time, but it was not at the optimum level. It seems that placing a link for these guidelines is helpful, although the checklist link has already been placed on the home page of JJCDC since 2014. Therefore, persuading the authors and reviewer to benefit from them can be helpful.