Systematic scoping review of cluster randomised trials conducted exclusively in low-income and middle-income countries between 2017 and 2022
Our findings suggest existing inequity in authorship practices. There is high adherence to trial registration and ethics reporting requirements, although greater attention to reporting a justification for using a waiver of consent is needed.
Authors
- Julia F Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9768-1177)
- Lawrence C. E. Mbuagbaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-5461)
- Vivian Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-7097)
- Karla Hemming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-6550)
- Fernando Althabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-8701)
- Rieke van der Graaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-7044)
- Cory E. Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-5039)
- Mira Johri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-787X)
- Monica Taljaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-8961)
- Charles Weijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5510-1074)
- Shaun P. Treweek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-7241)
- Stuart G. Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-9069)
- Yacine Marouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4852-4860)
- Anand Sergeant
- Rashida A Ferrand
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Cal Humanities (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (AR)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087724
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.43
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research