Dressing Wear Time after Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Assessed on 4 Nov 2025

OverallReviewer's overall integrity assessment, derived from all research questions Some concerns

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0166356 (opens in new tab)

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5 Research Questions · 2 Evidence Items

Q1.1 — Does the study have an associated retraction?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo

Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q1.2 — Does the study have an associated expression of concern or other relevant post-publication notice?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo

Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q1.3 — Do other studies by the research team highlight causes for concern?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo

Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q2.2 — Are there concerns relating to the timing or absence of study registration?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemYes

Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsYes

Rationale: Registration of study was after recruitment started

Supporting Evidence (2)

Clinical Trial RegistrationSource: Clinical trial registry (e.g. ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN)

Registration ID: NCT01148823

Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01148823 (opens in new tab)

Registration Date: 21-06-2010

Prospective:Whether the trial was registered before participant recruitment began No

Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Comparison performed at month level. Registration: 2010-06, LLM Recruitment Start: 2009-06. Deemed retrospective at month level.

Study Design EvidenceDates and timelines extracted by INSPECT-AI from the publication text

Recruitment Start: 06-2009

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Methods: 'Recruitment for the present trial began in June 2009.'

Recruitment End: 09-2013

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date Results: 'Patients were recruited between June 2009 and September 2013...'

Study End: 10-2014

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date Results: 'Patients were recruited between June 2009 and September 2013, and follow-up finished on October 2014.'

Overall — What is the overall integrity assessment of the study?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemN/A

Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsSome concerns

Rationale: Some concerns due to study not registered until after recruitment had starter