Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to evaluate the methodological quality of clinical trials published in Brazilian journals. Methods: four trained independent researchers conducted a systematic literature search of all Brazilian speech therapy-related journals over the last ten years, whether the journals were active or inactive. All journal volumes published during that period were selected, and each researcher conducted an individual analysis to identify articles that focused primarily on orofacial motricity. The tools used were the Downs and Black Quality Checklist and the Jadad scale. Results: after the studies were selected and categorized, the final sample comprised six articles, all of which were classified as clinical trials. The observed methodological limitations included a lack of sample planning, randomization and blinding. Mean scores of 16.3 points on the Downs and Black Quality Checklist and 2.3 on the Jadad scale were obtained. Conclusion: the randomized controlled trials in the area of orofacial motricity are scarce in Brazilian literature, suggesting that studies in this area adopting this research design should be expanded and their quality should be improved to promote clinical practice based on scientific evidence.
Highlights
Speech therapy is a science that deals directly with the treatment of diseases in several areas
The articles were scored in three possible ways: A score of “1” was granted when the element was identified in the article or when we considered that the author forgot to mention it; a score of “0” was assigned when the element was not present in the article or was not considered; and a score of “0” was awarded when the item could not be determined
Each publication was analyzed considering the field of Orofacial motricity (OM) its title, resume and full text
Summary
Speech therapy is a science that deals directly with the treatment of diseases in several areas. Orofacial motricity (OM) is the area of speech therapy dedicated to the study, research, prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, development, qualification, improvement and rehabilitation of structural and functional aspects of the orofacial and cervical regions[1]. Given this definition, it follows that the clinical practice of speech therapy requires a foundation upon which it can operate. Scientific knowledge needs to be connected with practice in ways that allow the subject of study to benefit from research 2. Clinicians receive information from various sources to define their practice, and it is necessary to separate what is appropriate for use in their practice from what is not[3]
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