Contemp Clin Trials Commun
December 2019
Background: The quality of randomized controlled trials from Saudi Arabia is unknown since most are observational studies.
Objective: To determine (1) the quantity and quality of randomized controlled trials published from Saudi Arabia, and (2) whether significance of intervention effect varied by study quality.
Methods: PubMed, SCOPUS, and Cochrane were searched with keywords for trials published from Saudi Arabia until February 2018.