CONSORT Adherence in Randomized Controlled Trials for Behavioral Addiction: A Systematic Review
This systematic review examined 63 RCTs of interventions for gambling and gaming disorders published between 2010-2023, assessing their compliance with CONSORT reporting standards. The analysis found that behavioral addiction RCTs reported a median of 57.6% of relevant CONSORT items, with commonly omitted details including abstracts, methodological changes, harms assessment, and effect size precision.