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The links below will direct you to consorts for publishing the results of clinical studies. The content of the papers is mainly dedicated to researchers.

 

RESEARCH REPORTING GUIDELINES
RESEARCH REPORTING GUIDELINES AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE - USA
"Lists the major biomedical research reporting guidelines that provide advice for reporting research methods and findings. They usually specify a minimum set of items required for a clear and transparent account of what was done and what was found in a research study, reflecting, in particular, issues that might introduce bias into the research"

RESEARCH METHODS - BMJ
Lists the major publications in BMJ on research methods and reporting

 

CONSORT WEBSITE

CONSORT STATEMENT
"The main product of CONSORT is the CONSORT Statement, which is an evidence-based, minimum set of recommendations for reporting RCTs. It offers a standard way for authors to prepare reports of trial findings, facilitating their complete and transparent reporting, and aiding their critical appraisal and interpretation. It comprises a 22-item checklist and a flow diagram, along with some brief descriptive text."

CONSORT UNDERPINNING
Accrual and sample size - Attitudes to trials - Baseline data - Blinding - Compliance - Early stopping - Eligibility - Follow-up - Funding - Generalizability - Harms - Intention to treat - Interpretation - Interventions - Outcome reporting - Random allocation - Recruitment - Statistical analysis - Statistical methods - Trial design issues - Trial registration

CONSORT STATEMENT EXTENSIONS
Extensions of the CONSORT Statement have been developed to give additional guidance for RCTs with specific designs, data and interventions.

CONSORT RESOURCES
"In this section, you will find resource materials and information regarding CONSORT. The Downloads section contains documents of the main CONSORT publications. You can find out more about CONSORT's family of Related Instruments which deal with other types of research, such as meta-analyses and observational studies. The Glossary contains descriptions of some of the key terminology you'll come across on this site."