Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Susan van Rooyen
ORCID ID
Contact details
BMJ Editorial
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JR
United Kingdom
+44 20 7387 4410
svanrooyen@bmj.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Effect of blinding and unmasking on the quality of a peer review
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Not applicable
Intervention
Manuscripts were randomised as to whether the reviewers were unmasked, masked, or uniformed that a study was taking place. Two reviewers for each manuscript were randomised to receive either a blinded or an unblinded version.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/2000
Overall trial end date
31/05/2001
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/2000
Recruitment end date
31/05/2001
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
BMJ Editorial
London
WC1H 9JR
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive London
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary