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When included in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures serve a critical role in supplementing efficacy outcomes with a patient perspective.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2022-0223_abs_002\">\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The goals of this study are to evaluate the reporting completeness of PROs within literature concerning carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) utilizing the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Patient-Reported Outcomes (CONSORT-PRO) extension.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2022-0223_abs_003\">\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) for published RCTs relating to CTS with at least one PRO measure from 2006 to 2020. Two investigators screened all RCTs for inclusion utilizing Rayyan (<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/rayyan.qcri.org\/\">https:\/\/rayyan.qcri.org\/<\/jats:ext-link>), a systematic review screening platform. In an independent, masked fashion, investigators then evaluated all RCTs utilizing the CONSORT-PRO adaptation and Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias (RoB) 2.0 tool. Bivariate regression analyses were utilized to assess relationships between trial characteristics and completeness of reporting.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2022-0223_abs_004\">\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our search returned 374 publications, yet only 31 unique RCTs met the inclusion criteria. The mean overall percent of adherence for CONSORT-PRO was 41%. Our secondary outcome\u2014assessing study characteristics\u2014indicated significantly higher completeness of reporting in the absence of a conflict of interest statement (p&lt;0.05), \u2018some concerns\u2019 for bias (p&lt;0.005), and when journals required the use of the CONSORT statement (p&lt;0.005). The RoB assessment determined overall suspicion for bias among included RCTs, with 35% (n=11\/31) being labeled as \u2018high,\u2019 58% (n=18\/31) as \u2018some concerns,\u2019 and 7% (n=2\/31) as \u2018low.\u2019<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jom-2022-0223_abs_005\">\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our study indicated that the completeness of\u00a0CONSORT-PRO reporting was deficient within CTS trials. Because of the importance placed on PROs in clinical practice, we recommend adherence to CONSORT-PRO prior to publication of RCTs to increase the understanding of various interventions on patients\u2019 quality of life (QoL).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jom-2022-0223","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,25]],"date-time":"2023-02-25T08:05:32Z","timestamp":1677312332000},"page":"301-308","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Evaluating the underreporting of patient-reported outcomes in carpal tunnel syndrome randomized controlled trials"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"123","author":[{"given":"Chase","family":"Ladd","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Samuel M.","family":"Jacobsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kelsey","family":"Snider","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rigel","family":"Bacani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cody","family":"Hillman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Samuel","family":"Shepard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Benjamin","family":"Heigle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ryan","family":"Ottwell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"},{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, School of Community Medicine , University of Oklahoma , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Micah","family":"Hartwell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Matt","family":"Vassar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences , Tulsa , OK , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023052219121062503_j_jom-2022-0223_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Louie, D, Earp, B, Blazar, P. 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