research methods & reporting - CONSORT Statement
BMJ | online FiRST | 1 of 28research methods & reporting The whole of medicine depends on the transparent report ing of clinical trials. 1Well designed and properly executed randomised con trolled trials (RCTs) provide the most reliable evidence on the efficacy of healthcare interventions, but trials with inadequate methods are associated with bias, especially exaggerated treatment 5 Biased results from poorly designed and reported trials can mislead decision making in health care at all levels, from treatment decisions for a patient to formulation of national public health appraisal of the quality of clinical trials is possible only if the design, conduct.
Elbourne,7 Matthias Egger,8 Douglas G Altman2 abstract Overwhelming evidence shows the quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is not optimal. Without transparent reporting, readers cannot judge the reliability and validity of trial findings nor extract information for systematic reviews.
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