The conduct of randomized controlled trials in livestock with production, health, and food-safety outcomes presents unique challenges that might not be adequately reported in trial reports. The objective of this project was to modify the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement to reflect the unique aspects of reporting these livestock trials. A 2-day consensus meeting was...

It is standard practice to document how the sample used for a study was determined – first showing all subjects considered and then the numbers of same that were successively removed from the cohort for various reasons. SAS® does not provide a specific facility for generating the tables/diagrams commonly used to present cohort determination information. Recently, Art Carpenter and Dennis Fisher...

The IJTMB recommends the use of the CONSORT Statement (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines for the reporting of randomized, controlled clinical trials (RCTs). A careful review of the guidelines shows important applications of these guidelines to all types of research reporting and design, not just RCTs. There is an Extension to these guidelines specific to nonpharmacologic in...

A fundamental principle in research is that the findings of a study can only be generalized to the population from which the sample of the study was drawn. What this population was can be discerned from an examination of the study selection criteria. Additional insights can sometimes be gleaned from the study flowchart or CONSORT diagram, which may show sample attenuation between subject screen...

Acupuncture treatment and control group interventions in parallel-group randomised trials of acupuncture are not always precisely reported. In an attempt to improve standards, an international group of experienced acupuncturists and researchers devised a set of recommendations, designating them STRICTA: STandards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture. In a further cons...

Cada vez mais têm sido dada atenção às boas práticas de redação e sua utilidade em artigos científicos. Ensaios clínicos aleatorizados, quando concebidos, conduzidos e relatados de forma apropriada, representam o padrão ouro na avaliação de tratamentos médicos. Entretanto, os ensaios clínicos podem produzir resultados enviesados se não houver rigor metodológico. Para avaliar criteriosamente uma...