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

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Authors

the CONSORT Group · Family Health International 360

Kenneth F. Schulz · Family Health International 360

Douglas G. Altman · University of Ottawa

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.

Topics & Keywords

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Clinical practice guidelines implementation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medicine

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 18-18

DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-18

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