Evaluation of the quality of radiotherapy randomized trials for painful bone metastases.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The quality of randomized radiotherapy studies investigating the palliation of painful bone metastases has been questioned, with some authors recognizing the potential impact of bias on result interpretation. However, there has been no published comprehensive evaluation of quality assessment. The goals of the current study were to evaluate the quality of randomized studies using a validated checklist and to discuss implications and future directions. METHODS:The authors performed a search for studies that could be reliably assessed using the validated quality assessment instrument. Independent assessors scored study quality using the instrument. RESULTS:The median quality score of the 17 identified randomized studies was 1 of 5 (range, 0-3). The majority (71%) of points were awarded for the authors describing the study as "randomized." The method of randomization and description of withdrawals and dropouts were scored poorly for most studies. None of the studies were awarded points for allocation concealment (blinding). The overall quality was deemed poor (a score of 0-2) for 16 of 17 (94%) studies. CONCLUSIONS:The quality of published randomized evidence comparing efficacy of fractionation schedules for the palliation of bone metastases was suboptimal. As a result of the potential biases present, subjective end points (e.g., retreatment rates) cannot be reliably evaluated. Greater efforts are required by radiation oncology trial groups to improve quality, with a particular focus on developing methods of allocation concealment and comprehensively reporting results.

journal_name

Cancer

journal_title

Cancer

authors

Shakespeare TP,Thiagarajan A,Gebski V

doi

10.1002/cncr.20993

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1976-81

issue

9

eissn

0008-543X

issn

1097-0142

journal_volume

103

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