A Historical Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in the Management of Pain in Rotator Cuff Tears

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Sep 28

PMID 34575180

Citations 3

Authors

Alessandra Berton

Umile Giuseppe Longo

Sergio De Salvatore

Gaia Sciotti

Giulia Santamaria

Ilaria Piergentili

Maria Grazia De Marinis

Vincenzo Denaro

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Abstract

The aim of this analysis was to assess the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) relating to pain management in rotator cuff (RC) tears. This review evaluated the quality of the studies in the literature regarding this topic through the use of some factors and trends. The online databases used to search all RCTs on the topic of RC surgery were Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, and CENTRAL. This research was completed in September 2020. To assess the quality of reports, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and the modified Coleman methodology score (MCMS) were used. From the research, 262 articles emerged. Finally, 79 studies were included in this historical analysis. There were no statistically significant changes in MCMS across trials that included or did not include a CONSORT diagram ( = 0.10). A statistically significant difference in MCMS was discovered between papers produced prior to 2009 and publications produced after 2015 ( = 0.03). There was no association between the number of checklist items for each article and the Coleman score. During the years there has been a significant increase in both quantity and quality of RCTs relating to pain in RC tears.

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