Consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) and the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in medical journals.

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BACKGROUND: An overwhelming body of evidence stating that the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is not optimal has accrued over time. In the mid-1990s, in response to these concerns, an international group of clinical trialists, statisticians, epidemiologists, and biomedical journal editors developed the CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement. The CONSORT Statement, most recently updated in March 2010, is an evidence-based minimum set of ...

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Authors: Turner, L; Shamseer, L; Altman, D; Weeks, L; Peters, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 11
• Pages: MR000030
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.mr000030.pub2
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• ISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Publishing; Checklist; Reference Standards; Periodicals as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic