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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Objectives:<\/jats:bold> We aimed to study the prevalence of selective reporting of primary and secondary outcomes in tinnitus trials and to examine if selective reporting of outcome measures is influenced by the nature and direction of its results.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold> Selective reporting of outcome measures has been reported in several biomedical fields and can influence the clinical usefulness and implementation of outcomes of clinical trials. It is reported as one of the obstacles in finding an effective intervention for tinnitus.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> ClinicalTrials.gov (CT.gov) was used to identify all registered interventional tinnitus trials up to December 2015. A standardized search was used to find corresponding publications up to March 2018. The prespecified outcomes in CT.gov were compared with the outcomes reported in corresponding publication(s). The effects of the (lack of) statistical significance of trial results and the effects of funding source on record adherence were evaluated. Changes in registration elements were assessed with the Archive site of CT.gov.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> We found corresponding publications for 60 (64.5%) of 93 eligible tinnitus trials registered in CT.gov. Of all the publications, five (7.5%) fully reported outcome measures entirely in line with the prespecified outcome measures. Discrepancies between the prespecified and reported outcomes were found in a total of 51 (76.1%) of the studies for primary outcomes, whereas 62 (92.5%) of the studies had discrepancies in secondary outcomes. In secondary outcomes, statistical significance of trial results influenced CT.gov record adherence. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference in the rate of discrepancy in industry-funded [<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 98 (87.5%) discrepant outcomes] and non-industry funded trials [<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 172 (74.5%) discrepant outcomes] (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.01). Finally, 15 (25.9%) trialists made modifications in registered outcome measures during or after the trial period.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Tinnitus trials suffer from substantial outcome reporting bias. 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