A prospective randomized controlled study comparing patient-reported scar evaluation of single-port versus multiport laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis

Assessed by RV016 · Research Manager/Fellow

Assessed on 20 Nov 2025

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

DOI 10.7602/jmis.2023.26.2.55 (opens in new tab)

Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEAE4E56A51DFB2C071

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 resultsYes

Rationale: Recruitment ended 6 years before publication! no trial registration ID in the text

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: 08-2014

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Methods: 'Between August 2014 and November 2017, the prospective randomized study comprised 98 patients' - August 2014 is the recruitment start date.

Recruitment End: 11-2017

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date Methods: 'Between August 2014 and November 2017, the prospective randomized study comprised 98 patients' - November 2017 is the recruitment finish date.

Study End: N/A

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date No explicit study end 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: Towards some concerns - long delay to publication (?trial registration)