Abstract:Introduction:The importance of sociodemographic factors such as race, education, and income on spine surgery outcomes has been well established, yet the representation of sociodemographic data within randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in spine literature remains undefined in the United States (U.S). Methods: Medical literature was reviewed within PubMed for RCTs with "spine" in the title or abstract published within the last 8 years (2014 to 2021) in seven major spine journals. This yielded 128 results, and a… Show more
“…A 2023 study by Kirchner et al. 9 found race and ethnicity to be reported in 37% and 27.8% respectively of spine surgery RCTs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet, studies also have shown that these variables have been drastically under-reported in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) across many medical and surgical specialties, 6 , 7 , 8 including orthopaedic RCTs. 9 , 10 , 11 …”
“…A 2023 study by Kirchner et al. 9 found race and ethnicity to be reported in 37% and 27.8% respectively of spine surgery RCTs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet, studies also have shown that these variables have been drastically under-reported in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) across many medical and surgical specialties, 6 , 7 , 8 including orthopaedic RCTs. 9 , 10 , 11 …”
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