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The Effectiveness of a Culturally Sensitive Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Latino Alzheimer’s Caregivers

Assessed by RV017 · Evidence Synthesis Methodolodgy Editor

Assessed on 3 Mar 2026

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

DOI 10.1093/geront/gnu045 (opens in new tab)

Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEA7527684C10B86236

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 retractions.

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 expressions of concern or PubPeer comments.

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 mentions in Retraction Watch.

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: INSPECT-AI has extracted the recruitment end date and study end date from the publication - but these are actually the dates the manuscript was submitted and accepted by the journal. Unknown recruitment dates and no trial registry entry.

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: 27-09-2013

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Received September 27, 2013

Recruitment End: N/A

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date No explicit last patient in date found.

Study End: 09-04-2014

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date Accepted April 9, 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: No trial registry entry and details regarding recruitment dates.

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