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Enhancing the quality & transparency of health research. Reporting guidelines. Online resources & training in research methods & publication. Meta-research.

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EQUATOR website updated.
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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The explanation & elaboration paper is here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
 
All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
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SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
High quality protocols facilitate proper planning, conduct, reporting, and external review of randomised trials, yet their completeness varies and key elements are often not considered. To strengthen ...
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May 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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As does TRIPOD+AI (2024) for reporting predictive AI studies 😀

www.bmj.com/content/385/...
May 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Health researchers, have you ever wondered how to:

• Negotiate authorship
• Choose a journal
• Develop good writing habits
• Write each section of an article
• Revise your own writing
• Respond to peer review

The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
UK EQUATOR Centre Publication School
Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles
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April 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The recommendations are also published in

JAMA (@jama.com)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Lancet (@thelancet.bsky.social)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Nature Medicine (@naturemedicine.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PLoS Medicine (@plos.org)
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
CONSORT 2025 Statement
This Special Communication introduces the updated Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) 2025 statement, which includes substantive and structural changes to account for recent methodolo...
jamanetwork.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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And the linked Explanation and Elaboration paper which discusses each reporting recommendation and provides examples of good reporting

www.bmj.com/content/389/...
CONSORT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for reporting randomised trials
Critical appraisal of the quality of randomised trials is possible only if their design, conduct, analysis, and results are completely and accurately reported. Without transparent reporting of the met...
www.bmj.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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And this editorial by Evan Mayo-Wilson

—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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See also this opinion piece by me published alongside CONSORT-2025 on the challenges of adhering to reporting guidelines, and making a plea for innovative solutions to improve the completeness of reporting in healthcare research.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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David Moher and Ken Schulz have also published this opinion piece on the evolution of CONSORT, and legacy of the late Doug Altman and his role in CONSORT.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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—> tinyurl.com/28j8r366 (Lancet)
—> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA)
—> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM