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    • A methodological review revealed that reporting of trials in manual therapy has not improved over time 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà-Rabert, Mercè; Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Fernández Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2020, 121: 32-44, 2020-05)
      Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate a selection of major reporting aspects in manual therapy (MT) trials, before and after the publication of the CONSORT extension for non-pharmacological ...

    • Investigating the trustworthiness of randomized controlled trials in osteopathic research: a systematic review with meta-analysis 

      Sénéquier, Amandine; Draper-Rodi, Jerry; Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Braithwaite, Felicity; Brown, Jessica; Corcoran, Daniel; Forrest, Laura; Godsi, Elianne; MacMillan, Andrew; Menard, Mathieu; Roura Carvajal, Sonia; Scocca, Concetta; Treffel, Loïc; Vaucher, Paul; Wagner, Agathe; Soliman, Nadia; Abbey, Hilary; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D. (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2025, 183: 111788, 2025-04)
      Objectives To systematically investigate trustworthiness (methodological rigor, transparency, good governance, research integrity, and absence of misconduct) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ...

    • Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological review 

      Roura Carvajal, Sonia; Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D.; Solà, Ivan; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Bracchiglione, J.; Fernández Jané, Carles; Phalip, J.; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Sitjà-Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard (BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2024, 24: 273, 2024-11)
      Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials are getting more interest to improve trials’ external validity. This study aimed to assess how pragmatic the design of the self-labelled pragmatic ...

    • Preference trials: An underexplored design in musculoskeletal research 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Bair, Matthew J.; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D. (JOSPT Methods, 2025, 1(2): 1-12, 2025-03)
      BACKGROUND: Incorporating patients’ preferences into randomized controlled trials (RCTs) enhances the relevance and applicability of research findings to clinical practice. Person- and patient-centered ...

    • Profile of osteopathic practice in Spain: results from a standardized data collection study 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; López Plaza, Pedro Victor; Roura Carvajal, Sonia (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018, 18:129, 2018-04)
      Background There is limited research regarding patients’ profiles and consumer attitudes and habits of osteopathy in Spain. The purpose of this study was to profile patients who regularly receive ...

    • Sample size, study length, and inadequate controls were the most common self-acknowledged limitations in manual therapy trials: A methodological review 

      Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà-Rabert, Mercè; Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Fernández Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2021, 130: 96-106, 2021-02)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and analyze the presence and type of self-acknowledged limitations (SALs) in a sample of manual therapy (MT) randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Study ...