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Adoption of the CONSORT 2010 checklist is now standard for RCT reporting; extends the 2001 statement with evidence-based refinements to boost transparency.
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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Schulz et al. (2010) studied this question. The CONSORT 2010 Statement provides an updated 25-item checklist and flow diagram to improve the transparency and quality of reporting for parallel-group randomized controlled trials.
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