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A village doctor-led mobile health intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in rural China: cluster randomised controlled trial

Assessed by RV013 · Clinical Chair in Health Services Research

Assessed on 16 Nov 2025

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

DOI 10.1136/bmj-2024-082765 (opens in new tab)

Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEA3143964EFAC9FCC7

5 Research Questions · 73 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 webpage notice.

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 webpage notice.

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

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemYes
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsUnclear

Rationale: Authors need institutions checked on RW's database.

Supporting Evidence (71)

Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database

Effect of drainage versus no drainage after thyroid surgery on wound complications, a meta-analysis

10.1111/iwj.70377 (opens in new tab)
Journal: International Wound JournalPublisher: WileyDate: 21 Mar 2025

RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 64809

Rationale: Fake Peer Review;Investigation by Journal/Publisher

About Authors: Yi Wu, Lei Zhang

Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database

Research on Import & Export of Chinese Auto Parts Based on Trade Variation Degree Model

10.1109/iccea.2010.20 (opens in new tab)
Journal: 2010 2nd International Conference on Computer Engineering and ApplicationsPublisher: IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersDate: 12 Apr 2010

RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 12488

Rationale: Breach of Policy by Author;Date of Article and/or Notice Unknown;Notice - Limited or No Information

About Author: Haibo Zhang

Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database

Research on the Rural Area Environmental Administrative System

10.1109/icemms.2011.6015794 (opens in new tab)
Journal: 2011 2nd IEEE International Conference on Emergency Management and Management SciencesPublisher: IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersDate: 8 Sept 2011

RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 15801

Rationale: Notice - Limited or No Information;Removed

About Author: Yi Wu

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

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Supporting Evidence (2)

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

Registration ID: NCT05645640

Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05645640 (opens in new tab)

Registration Date: 07-12-2022

Prospective:Whether the trial was registered before participant recruitment began Yes

Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Comparison performed at month level. Registration: 2022-12, LLM Recruitment Start: 2023-03. Deemed prospective at month level.

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

Recruitment Start: 03-2023

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Results: 'Enrolment took place between March 2023 and May 2023'; used start of enrolment range as recruitment_start per rule 5; no specific FPI elsewhere.

Recruitment End: 05-2023

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date Results: 'Enrolment took place between March 2023 and May 2023'; used end of enrolment range as recruitment_finish per rule 5; no specific LPI elsewhere.

Study End: N/A

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date No explicit study completion date found.

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: Authors need checking out further.