The Deficits of the Methodological and Reporting Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials in the Field of Prosthetics and Orthotics in Iran: A Systematic Review.

The overall methodological and reporting quality of RCTs in the field of P&O in Iran was not found to be optimal. To enhance the methodological quality, some items should be considered more strictly, such as blinding of outcome assessment, allocation concealment, and random sequence generation. Furthermore, the criteria of CONSORT, as reporting quality checklist, should be adapted in writing the papers, especially methods-related items.