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. 2010 Mar 23:340:c869.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.c869.

CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

David Moher  1 , Sally Hopewell, Kenneth F Schulz, Victor Montori, Peter C Gøtzsche, P J Devereaux, Diana Elbourne, Matthias Egger, Douglas G Altman
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CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

David Moher et al. BMJ. .
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Fig 1 Flow diagram of the progress through the phases of a parallel randomised trial of two groups (that is, enrolment, intervention allocation, follow-up, and data analysis)
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Fig 2 Flow diagram of a multicentre trial of fractional flow reserve versus angiography for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (adapted from Tonino et al313). The diagram includes detailed information on the excluded participants.
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Fig 3 Flow diagram of minimal surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (adapted from Grant et al196). The diagram shows a multicentre trial with a parallel non-randomised preference group.
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Comment in

  • Letter to the editor.
    Edison E, Agha R, Camm CF, Clover M, Kingston J, Sivakumar A. Edison E, et al. J Orthod. 2011 Dec;38(4):305-7. doi: 10.1179/14653121141605. J Orthod. 2011. PMID: 22156189 No abstract available.

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