Transcription of research methods & reporting - CONSORT Statement
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BMJ | online FiRST | 1 of 28research methods & reporting The whole of medicine depends on the transparent report ing of clinical trials. 1 Well 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, and analysis of RCTs are thor oughly and accurately described in the report.
of CONSORT within journals is associated with improved quality of reports of RCTs.17 50 51 However, CONSORT is an ongoing initiative, and the CONSORT statement is revised periodically.3 CONSORT was last revised nine years ago, in 2001.52 54 Since then the evidence base to inform CONSORT has grown considerably; empirical data have highlighted new
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