CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

doi:10.1186/1741-7015-8-18

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. 2010 Mar 24:8:18.

doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-18.

CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

Kenneth F Schulz¹, Douglas G Altman, David Moher; CONSORT Group

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¹ Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. kschulz@fhi.org

PMID: 20334633
PMCID: PMC2860339
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-18

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CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

Kenneth F Schulz et al. BMC Med. 2010.

. 2010 Mar 24:8:18.

doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-18.

Authors

Kenneth F Schulz¹, Douglas G Altman, David Moher; CONSORT Group

Affiliation

¹ Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. kschulz@fhi.org

PMID: 20334633
PMCID: PMC2860339
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-18

Abstract

The CONSORT statement is used worldwide to improve the reporting of randomised controlled trials. Kenneth Schulz and colleagues describe the latest version, CONSORT 2010, which updates the reporting guideline based on new methodological evidence and accumulating experience.To encourage dissemination of the CONSORT 2010 Statement, this article is freely accessible on bmj.com and will also be published in the Lancet, Obstetrics and Gynecology, PLoS Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Open Medicine, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, BMC Medicine, and Trials.

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**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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[1] Jüni P, Altman DG, Egger M. Systematic reviews in health care: assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials. BMJ. 2001;323:42–6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7303.42. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Jüni P, Altman DG, Egger M. Systematic reviews in health care: assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials. BMJ. 2001;323:42–6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7303.42. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Chan AW, Altman DG. Epidemiology and reporting of randomised trials published in PubMed journals. Lancet. 2005;365:1159–62. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71879-1. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Chan AW, Altman DG. Epidemiology and reporting of randomised trials published in PubMed journals. Lancet. 2005;365:1159–62. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71879-1. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Glasziou P, Meats E, Heneghan C, Shepperd S. What is missing from descriptions of treatment in trials and reviews? BMJ. 2008;336:1472–4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39590.732037.47. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Glasziou P, Meats E, Heneghan C, Shepperd S. What is missing from descriptions of treatment in trials and reviews? BMJ. 2008;336:1472–4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39590.732037.47. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Dwan K, Altman DG, Arnaiz JA, Bloom J, Chan AW, Cronin E, Decullier E, Easterbrook PJ, Von Elm E, Gamble C, Ghersi D, Ioannidis JP, Simes J, Williamson PR. Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias. PLoS ONE. 2008;3:e3081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003081. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Dwan K, Altman DG, Arnaiz JA, Bloom J, Chan AW, Cronin E, Decullier E, Easterbrook PJ, Von Elm E, Gamble C, Ghersi D, Ioannidis JP, Simes J, Williamson PR. Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias. PLoS ONE. 2008;3:e3081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003081. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Begg C, Cho M, Eastwood S, Horton R, Moher D, Olkin I, Pitkin R, Rennie D, Schulz KF, Simel D, Stroup DF. Improving the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials. The CONSORT statement. JAMA. 1996;276:637–9. doi: 10.1001/jama.276.8.637. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Begg C, Cho M, Eastwood S, Horton R, Moher D, Olkin I, Pitkin R, Rennie D, Schulz KF, Simel D, Stroup DF. Improving the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials. The CONSORT statement. JAMA. 1996;276:637–9. doi: 10.1001/jama.276.8.637. - DOI - PubMed

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