Table 5 Accuracy of ECRs using COBPeer and usual peer review in detecting inadequate reporting (i.e., items completely reported or a switch in primary outcome) by the reference standard (two systematic reviewers). ECR had to evaluate 9 domains in 119 manuscripts, therefore 1071 items
Inadequate reporting identified | Reference standard | |
|---|---|---|
Yes N = 421 | No N = 650 | |
ECRs | ||
Yes | 352 | 241 |
No | 69 | 409 |
Usual peer review | ||
Yes | 80 | 131 |
No | 341 | 519 |