#items reported in article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 5 | ≤4 | p-value | |
Articles requiring ethics approval (category I)a | 74 (100%) | 34 (100%) | 40 (100%) | |
Articles for which the competent ethics committee could be identified | 44/74 (59%) | 25/34 (74%) | 19/40 (48%) | 0.023 |
Articles for which the competent ethics committee could be contacted | 36/74 (49%) | 18/34 (53%) | 18/40 (45%) | 0.496 |
Articles for which the competent ethics committee confirmed approval of the study protocol | 24/74 (32%) | 15/34 (44%) | 9/40 (23%) | 0.048 |