Are Reports of Randomized Controlled Trials Improving over Time? A Systematic Review of 284 Articles Published in High-Impact General and Specialized Medical Journals

• Matthew J. To,

  Affiliation Electronic Living Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Research, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Jennifer Jones,

  Affiliations Electronic Living Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Research, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Mohamed Emara,

  Affiliation Electronic Living Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Research, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Alejandro R. Jadad

  * E-mail: ajadad@ehealthinnovation.org

  Affiliations Electronic Living Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Research, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Anesthesia, Health Policy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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