Does receiving a SARS-CoV-2 antibody test result change COVID-19 protective behaviors? Testing risk compensation in undergraduate students with a randomized controlled trial
Assessed by RV006 · Research Assistant/Biostatistician
Assessed on 4 Nov 2025
OverallReviewer's overall integrity assessment, derived from all research questions Some concerns
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0279347 (opens in new tab)
Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEAEADB33420805D4F9
5 Research Questions · 23 Evidence Items
Q1.1 — Does the study have an associated retraction?
Rationale: No rationale provided
Q1.2 — Does the study have an associated expression of concern or other relevant post-publication notice?
Rationale: No rationale provided
Q1.3 — Do other studies by the research team highlight causes for concern?
Rationale: Yes, 1 record for David B Allison. But not for Chen, the 20 retractions are for other Chen Chens(same name) not for this co-author.
Supporting Evidence (21)
Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database
An African Ancestry-specific Allele of CTLA4 Confers Protection Against rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans
10.1371/annotation/80bd7285-9d2d-403a-8e6f-9c375bf977ca (opens in new tab)RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 1945
Rationale: Error in Data;Results Not Reproducible;Unreliable Data;Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions
About Author: David Allison
Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database
Levetiracetam inhibits THP-1 monocyte chemotaxis and adhesion via the synaptic vesicle 2A
10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.10.012 (opens in new tab)RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 34054
Rationale: Concerns/Issues about Results and/or Conclusions;Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions
About Author: Chen Chen
Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database
Intelligent driving system of robot based on computer vision and neural network algorithm
10.3233/jifs-219218 (opens in new tab)RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 34216
Rationale: Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions;Investigation by Journal/Publisher;Investigation by Third Party;Removed
About Author: Chen Chen
Q2.2 — Are there concerns relating to the timing or absence of study registration?
Rationale: Registration date 11/5/2020 is after the recruitment start date 9/14/2020.
Supporting Evidence (2)
Clinical Trial RegistrationSource: Clinical trial registry (e.g. ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN)
Registration ID: NCT04620798
Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04620798 (opens in new tab)
Registration Date: 05-11-2020
Prospective:Whether the trial was registered before participant recruitment began No
Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Registration date is after LLM recruitment start date.
Study Design EvidenceDates and timelines extracted by INSPECT-AI from the publication text
Recruitment Start: 14-09-2020
Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Methods: 'Participants attended an in-person clinic visit for baseline antibody testing between September 14 and 30, 2020...'; using the earlier date as the recruitment start date.
Recruitment End: 30-09-2020
Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date Methods: 'Participants attended an in-person clinic visit for baseline antibody testing between September 14 and 30, 2020...'; using the later date as the recruitment finish date.
Study End: 14-11-2020
Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date Methods: 'Participants attended an in-person clinic visit for baseline antibody testing between September 14 and 30, 2020, and again for a second antibody test between November 8-14, 2020.'; using the later date as the study end date.
Overall — What is the overall integrity assessment of the study?
Rationale: It is a retrospective (45 days) registration, which is after the first recruitment date.