Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a randomized controlled trial

Assessed by RV016 · Research Manager/Fellow

Assessed on 20 Nov 2025

OverallReviewer's overall integrity assessment, derived from all research questions No concerns

DOI 10.4103/ejs.ejs_36_23 (opens in new tab)

Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEA7459A033DB1997A3

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 systemUnclear

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

Rationale: No trial registration ID, would expect this trial to have been registered given the dates of recruitment (recent)

Supporting Evidence (2)

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

No trial registration found

Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Registry registration date (study_first_submit_qc_date) is missing or empty.

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

Recruitment Start: 05-2021

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Methods: 'The research was conducted between May 2021 and May 2022'; used start of conducted range as recruitment_start per rule 5; no specific FPI elsewhere.

Recruitment End: N/A

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date No explicit end-of-recruitment date after full search.

Study End: 05-2022

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date Methods: 'The research was conducted between May 2021 and May 2022'; used end of conducted range as study_end_date per rule 5; no specific completion date.

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 resultsNo concerns

Rationale: Don't think have concerns - expect the trial to be registered and to include registration ID in the publication?