Guidelines for reporting specific conditions or procedures

Scope of RG - type of studies Name & website (where available) References including PMID

Actigraphy



Berger AM, Wielgus KK, Young-McCaughan S, Fischer P, Farr L, Lee KA. Methodological challenges when using actigraphy in research. J Pain Symptom Manage 2008 Aug;36(2):191-9.
PMID: 18400460
Clinical trials - acute myeloid leukaemia
Cheson BD, Bennett JM, Kopecky KJ, Buchner T, Willman CL, Estey EH, Schiffer CA, Doehner H, Tallman MS, Lister TA, Lo-Coco F, Willemze R, Biondi A, Hiddemann W, Larson RA, Lowenberg B, Sanz MA, Head DR, Ohno R, Bloomfield CD. Revised recommendations of the International Working Group for Diagnosis, Standardization of Response Criteria, Treatment Outcomes, and Reporting Standards for Therapeutic Trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2003; 21(24):4642-4649.
PMID: 14673054
Acute myeloid leukemia - reporting genetic abnormalities

Döhner H, Estey EH, Amadori S, Appelbaum FR, Büchner T, Burnett AK, Dombret H, Fenaux P, Grimwade D, Larson RA, Lo-Coco F, Naoe T, Niederwieser D, Ossenkoppele GJ, Sanz MA, Sierra J, Tallman MS, Löwenberg B, Bloomfield CD; European LeukemiaNet. Diagnosis and management of acute myeloid leukemia in adults: recommendations from an international expert panel, on behalf of the European LeukemiaNet. Blood. 2010; 115(3):453-74. PMID: 19880497
Clinical trials - myeloma

Rajkumar SV, Harousseau JL, Durie B, Anderson KC, Dimopoulos M, Kyle R, Blade J, Richardson P, Orlowski R, Siegel D, Jagannath S, Facon T, Avet-Loiseau H, Lonial S, Palumbo A, Zonder J, Ludwig H, Vesole D, Sezer O, Munshi NC, San Miguel J; International Myeloma Workshop Consensus Panel 1. Consensus recommendations for the uniform reporting of clinical trials: report of the International Myeloma Workshop Consensus Panel 1. Blood. 2011; 117(18):4691-5. PMID: 21292775
Clinical trials - rising prostate-specific antigen
Scher HI, Eisenberger M, D'Amico AV, Halabi S, Small EJ, Morris M, Kattan MW, Roach M, Kantoff P, Pienta KJ, Carducci MA, Agus D, Slovin SF, Heller G, Kelly WK, Lange PH, Petrylak D, Berg W, Higano C, Wilding G, Moul JW, Partin AN, Logothetis C, Soule HR. Eligibility and outcomes reporting guidelines for clinical trials for patients in the state of a rising prostate-specific antigen: recommendations from the Prostate-Specific Antigen Working Group. J CLIN ONCOL 2004; 22(3):537-556.
PMID: 14752077
Clinical trials of exercise therapy for low back pain
Helmhout PH, Staal JB, Maher CG, Petersen T, Rainville J, Shaw WS. Exercise therapy and low back pain: insights and proposals to improve the design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976 ) 2008;33(16):1782-8.
PMID: 18628711
Clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis – reporting disease activity
Aletaha D, Landewe R, Karonitsch T, Bathon J, Boers M, Bombardier C, et al. Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations.
Ann Rheum Dis 2008;67(10):1360-4.
PMID: 18791055
Clinical trials - cancer pain educational interventions

Stiles CR, Biondo PD, Cummings G, Hagen NA. Clinical trials focusing on cancer pain educational interventions: core components to include during planning and reporting. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010; 40(2):301-8. PMID: 20541899
Dose-volume radiotherapy toxicity (complications)

Jackson A, Marks LB, Bentzen SM, Eisbruch A, Yorke ED, Ten Haken RK, et al. The lessons of QUANTEC: recommendations for reporting and gathering data on dose-volume dependencies of treatment outcome. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010; 76(3 Suppl):S155-60. PMID: 20171512


Weydert JA, De Young BR, Leslie KO; Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Recommendations for the reporting of surgically resected thymic epithelial tumors. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009;132(1):10-5. PMID: 19864228
Vision screening studies
Donahue SP, Arnold RW, Ruben JB. Preschool vision screening: what should we be detecting and how should we report it? Uniform guidelines for reporting results of preschool vision screening studies. J AAPOS 2003; 7(5):314-316.
PMID: 14566312
Calibration methods in cancer simulation models

Stout NK, Knudsen AB, Kong CY, McMahon PM, Gazelle GS. Calibration methods used in cancer simulation models and suggested reporting guidelines. PharmacoEconomics; 2009; 27(7):533-45. PMID: 19663525
Evaluations of risk stratification of ED patients with potential acute coronary syndromes
Hollander JE, Blomkalns AL, Brogan GX, Diercks DB, Field JM, Garvey JL, Gibler WB, Henry TD, Hoekstra JW, Holroyd BR, Hong Y, Kirk JD, O'Neil BJ, Jackson RE. Standardized reporting guidelines for studies evaluating risk stratification of ED patients with potential acute coronary syndromes. Acad Emerg Med 2004; 11(12):1331-1340.
PMID: 15576525
Bleeding complications in acute coronary syndromes

Rao SV, Eikelboom J, Steg PG, Lincoff AM, Weintraub WS, Bassand JP, et al. Standardized reporting of bleeding complications for clinical investigations in acute coronary syndromes: a proposal from the academic bleeding consensus (ABC) multidisciplinary working group. Am Heart J 2009; 158(6):881-6. PMID: 19958852
Intravascular ultrasound studies
Mintz GS, Nissen SE, Anderson WD, Bailey SR, Erbel R, Fitzgerald PJ, Pinto FJ, Rosenfield K, Siegel RJ, Tuzcu EM, Yock PG. American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, Measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS). A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37(5):1478-1492.
PMID: 11300468
Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound exposure

ter Haar G, Shaw A, Pye S, Ward B, Bottomley F, Nolan R, Coady AM. Guidance on reporting ultrasound exposure conditions for bio-effects studies. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011; 37(2):177-83. PMID: 21257086
Case series - colon and rectum tumours
Rubino M, Pragnell MVC. Guidelines for reporting case series of tumours of the colon and rectum. Techniques in Coloproctology. 1999; 3 (2):93-97.
Surgery - trigeminal neuralgia
Zakrzewska JM, Lopez BC. Quality of reporting in evaluations of surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: recommendations for future reports. Neurosurgery 2003; 53(1):110-120.
PMID: 12823880
HIV interventions
Flores SA, Crepaz N. Quality of study methods in individual- and group-level HIV intervention research: critical reporting elements. AIDS Educ Prev 2004; 16(4):341-352.
PMID: 15342336
Surgery - refractive surgery results
Rosa N. Standards for reporting results of refractive surgery. J Refract Surg 2001; 17(4):473-474.
PMID: 11472009
Surgery - heart valve surgery morbidity
Horstkotte D, Lengyel M, Mistiaen WP, Piper C, Voller H. Recommendations for reporting morbid events after heart valve surgery. J Heart Valve Dis 2005; 14(1):1-7.
PMID: 15700427
Surgery - atrial fibrillation
Shemin RJ, Cox JL, Gillinov AM, Blackstone EH, Bridges CR. Guidelines for reporting data and outcomes for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007; 83(3):1225-1230.
PMID: 17307507
Systematic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass

Landis RC, Arrowsmith JE, Baker RA, de Somer F, Dobkowski WB, Fisher G, et al. Consensus statement: Defining minimal criteria for reporting the systemic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass.
Heart Surg Forum 2008;11(5):E316-E322.
PMID: 19131308
Treatment results in the thoracic aorta

Turina MI, Shennib H, Dunning J, Cheng D, Martin J, Muneretto C, et al. EACTS/ESCVS best practice guidelines for reporting treatment results in the thoracic aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 35(6):927-30. PMID: 19339194
Uveitis
Jabs DA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT. Standardization of uveitis nomenclature for reporting clinical data. Results of the First International Workshop. Am J Ophthalmol 2005; 140(3):509-516.
PMID: 16196117
In-hospital resuscitation Utstein-style guidelines - resuscitation Cummins RO, Chamberlain D, Hazinski MF, Nadkarni V, Kloeck W, Kramer E, Becker L, Robertson C, Koster R, Zaritsky A, Bossaert L, Ornato JP, Callanan V, Allen M, Steen P, Connolly B, Sanders A, Idris A, Cobbe S. Recommended guidelines for reviewing, reporting, and conducting research on in-hospital resuscitation: the in-hospital 'Utstein style'. A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association, the European Resuscitation Council, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Australian Resuscitation Council, and the Resuscitation Councils of Southern Africa. Resuscitation 1997; 34(2):151-183.
PMID: 9141159
Trauma Utstein-style guidelines - resuscitation
Dick WF, Baskett PJ. Recommendations for uniform reporting of data following major trauma--the Utstein style. A report of a working party of the International Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society (ITACCS). Resuscitation 1999; 42(2):81-100.
PMID: 10617327
Laboratory cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) research Utstein-style guidelines - resuscitation
Idris AH, Becker LB, Ornato JP, Hedges JR, Bircher NG, Chandra NC, Cummins RO, Dick W, Ebmeyer U, Halperin HR, Hazinski MF, Kerber RE, Kern KB, Safar P, Steen PA, Swindle MM, Tsitlik JE, von Planta I, von Planta M, Wears RL, Weil MH. Utstein-style guidelines for uniform reporting of laboratory CPR research. A statement for healthcare professionals from a task force of the American Heart Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, the European Resuscitation Council, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Institute of Critical Care Medicine, the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Writing Group. Circulation 1996; 94(9):2324-2336.
PMID: 8901707
Post-resuscitation care Utstein-style guidelines - resuscitation
Langhelle A, Nolan J, Herlitz J, Castren M, Wenzel V, Soreide E, Engdahl J, Steen PA. Recommended guidelines for reviewing, reporting, and conducting research on post-resuscitation care: the Utstein style. Resuscitation 2005; 66(3):271-283.
PMID: 16129543
Medical dispatch in emergency medicine studies
Utstein-style guidelines - resuscitation
Castren M, Karlsten R, Lippert F, Christensen EF, Bovim E, Kvam AM, et al. Recommended guidelines for reporting on emergency medical dispatch when conducting research in emergency medicine: the Utstein style.
Resuscitation 2008;79(2):193-7.
PMID: 18805620
Paediatric advanced life support
Zaritsky A, Nadkarni V, Hazinski MF, Foltin G, Quan L, Wright J, Fiser D, Zideman D, O'Malley P, Chameides L. Recommended guidelines for uniform reporting of pediatric advanced life support: the pediatric Utstein style. Ann Emerg Med 1995; 26(4):487-503.
PMID: 7574133
Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

Vitek JL, Lyons KE, Bakay R, Benabid AL, Deuschl G, Hallett M, et al. Standard guidelines for publication of deep brain stimulation studies in Parkinson's disease (Guide4DBS-PD). Mov Disord 2010; 25(11):1530-7. PMID: 20544809
Computer-assisted neurosurgery

Widmann G, Stoffner R, Sieb M, Bale R. Target registration and target positioning errors in computer-assisted neurosurgery: proposal for a standardized reporting of error assessment. The International Journal Of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery: MRCAS 2009; 5(4):355-65. PMID: 19565464
Intra-arterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines Higashida RT, Furlan AJ, Roberts H, Tomsick T, Connors B, Barr J, Dillon W, Warach S, Broderick J, Tilley B, Sacks D. Trial design and reporting standards for intra-arterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. STROKE 2003; 34(8):e109-e137.
PMID: 12869717
Endovascular treatment of intracranial cerebral aneurysms

Meyers PM, Schumacher HC, Higashida RT, Derdeyn CP, Nesbit GM, Sacks D, et al. Reporting Standards for Endovascular Repair of Saccular Intracranial Cerebral Aneurysms. Stroke 2009; 40(5):e366-79 PMID: 19246711
Endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Banovac F, Buckley DC, Kuo WT, Lough DM, Martin LG, Millward SF, Clark TW, Kundu S, Rajan DK, Sacks D, Cardella JF; Technology Assessment Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology. Reporting standards for endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010; 21(1):44-53. PMID: 20123190
Endovascular treatment of pelvic venous insufficiency
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Black CM, Thorpe K, Venrbux A, Kim HS, Millward SF, Clark TW, Kundu S, Martin LG, Sacks D, York J, Cardella JF. Research reporting standards for endovascular treatment of pelvic venous insufficiency. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010; 21(6):796-803. PMID: 20494288
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Fillinger MF, Greenberg RK, McKinsey JF, Chaikof EL; Society for Vascular Surgery Ad Hoc Committee on TEVAR Reporting Standards. Reporting standards for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). J Vasc Surg. 2010; 52(4):1022-33,1033.e15.  PMID: 20888533
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Karmy-Jones R, Ferrigno L, Teso D, Long WB 3rd, Shackford S. Endovascular repair compared with operative repair of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: a nonsystematic review and a plea for trauma-specific reporting guidelines. J Trauma. 2011; 71(4):1059-72. PMID: 21986746
Endovascular surgery - ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Soong CV, Dasari BV, Loan W, Hannon R, Lee B, Lau L, Thompson M. Setting the standards for reporting ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010; 44(6):449-53. PMID: 20547575
Carotid artery and supra-aortic trunk revascularisation - endovascular and open surgery trials

Nedeltchev K, Pattynama PM, Biaminoo G, Diehm N, Jaff MR, Hopkins LN, Ramee S, van Sambeek M, Talen A, Vermassen F, Cremonesi A; DEFINE Group. Standardized definitions and clinical endpoints in carotid artery and supra-aortic trunk revascularization trials. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010; 76(3):333-44. PMID: 20506555
Carotid artery angioplasty and stent replacement
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Higashida RT, Meyers PM, Phatouros CC, Connors JJ, III, Barr JD, Sacks D, et al. Reporting standards for carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement.Stroke 2004;35(5):e112-34. PMID: 15105523
Carotid interventions

Timaran CH, McKinsey JF, Schneider PA, Littooy F. Reporting standards for carotid interventions from the Society for Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2011; 53(6):1679-95. PMID: 21609800
Renal artery revascularization Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Rundback JH, Sacks D, Kent KC, Cooper C, Jones D, Murphy T, Rosenfield K, White C, Bettmann M, Cortell S, Puschett J, Clair DG, Cole P. Guidelines for the reporting of renal artery revascularization in clinical trials. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14(9 Pt 2):S477-S492.
PMID: 14514863
Evaluation of new peripheral arterial revascularization devices Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Sacks D, Marinelli DL, Martin LG, Spies JB. Reporting standards for clinical evaluation of new peripheral arterial revascularization devices. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14(9 Pt 2):S395-S404.
PMID: 14514855
Percutaneous interventions in dialysis access Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Gray RJ, Sacks D, Martin LG, Trerotola SO. Reporting standards for percutaneous interventions in dialysis access. Technology Assessment Committee. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1999; 10(10):1405-1415.
PMID: 10584659
Percutaneous vertebral augmentation
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Radvany MG, Murphy KJ, Millward SF, Barr JD, Clark TW, Halin NJ, et al. Research reporting standards for percutaneous vertebral augmentation. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20(10):1279-1286. PMID: 19800540
Percutaneous thermal ablation of renal cell carcinoma
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Clark TW, Millward SF, Gervais DA, Goldberg SN, Grassi CJ, Kinney TB, et al. Reporting standards for percutaneous thermal ablation of renal cell carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20 (7 Suppl): S409-16. PMID: 19560028
Image-guided transcatheter tumour therapy
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Brown DB, Gould JE, Gervais DA, Goldberg SN, Murthy R, Millward SF, et al. Transcatheter Therapy for Hepatic Malignancy: Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20(7 Suppl):S425-S434. PMID: 19560030
Reporting brain neurotransmission SPECT studies

Darcourt J, Booij J, Tatsch K, Varrone A, Vander Borght T, Kapucu OL, Någren K, Nobili F, Walker Z, Van Laere K. EANM procedure guidelines for brain neurotransmission SPECT using (123)I-labelled dopamine transporter ligands, version 2. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2010; 37(2):443-50. PMID: 19838702
Image-guided ablation of bone and soft tissue tumours
Society of Interventional Radiology guidelines
Callstrom MR, York JD, Gaba RC, Gemmete JJ, Gervais DA, Millward SF, et al. Research reporting standards for image-guided ablation of bone and soft tissue tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20(12):1527-40. PMID: 19864161
Radioembolisation of hepatic malignancies

Salem R, Lewandowski RJ, Gates VL, Nutting CW, Murthy R, Rose SC, Soulen MC, Geschwind JF, Kulik L, Kim YH, Spreafico C, Maccauro M, Bester L, Brown DB, Ryu RK, Sze DY, Rilling WS, Sato KT, Sangro B, Bilbao JI, Jakobs TF, Ezziddin S, Kulkarni S, Kulkarni A, Liu DM, Valenti D, Hilgard P, Antoch G, Muller SP, Alsuhaibani H, Mulcahy MF, Burrel M, Real MI, Spies S, Esmail AA, Raoul JL, Garin E, Johnson MS, Benson AB 3rd, Sharma RA, Wasan H, Lambert B, Memon K, Kennedy AS, Riaz A; Technology Assessment Committee; Interventional Oncology Task Force of the Society of Interventional Radiology. Research reporting standards for radioembolization of hepatic malignancies. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011; 22(3):265-78. PMID: 21353979
Infectious complications in immunosuppression trials American Society of Transplantation guidelines Humar A, Michaels M. American Society of Transplantation recommendations for screening, monitoring and reporting of infectious complications in immunosuppression trials in recipients of organ transplantation. Am J Transplant 2006; 6(2):262-274.
PMID: 16426310
Novel markers of cardiovascular risk
American Heart Association
Hlatky MA, Greenland P, Arnett DK, Ballantyne CM, Criqui MH, Elkind MS, et al. Criteria for evaluation of novel markers of cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Circulation 2009;119(17):2408-2416.
PMID: 19364974
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance examinations
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Hundley WG, Bluemke D, Bogaert JG, Friedrich MG, Higgins CB, Lawson MA, et al. Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance guidelines for reporting cardiovascular magnetic resonance examinations. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2009;11(1):5. PMID: 19257889
Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies

Poldrack RA, Fletcher PC, Henson RN, Worsley KJ, Brett M, Nichols TE. Guidelines for reporting an fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2008; 40(2):409-14. PMID: 18191585
Perioperative transoesophageal echo studies

Feneck R, Kneeshaw J, Fox K, Bettex D, Erb J, Flaschkampf F, Guarracino F, Ranucci M, Seeberger M, Sloth E, Tschernich H, Wouters P, Zamorano J; European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists (EACTA) and the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE). Recommendations for reporting perioperative transoesophageal echo studies. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2010; 11(5):387-93. PMID: 20530602
Uniform venous terminology - varicose veins

Vasquez MA, Munschauer CE. The importance of uniform venous terminology in reports on varicose veins. Semin Vasc Surg. 2010; 23(2):70-7. PMID: 20685560
Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism

Kearon C, Iorio A, Palareti G; Subcommittee on Control of Anticoagulation of the SSC of the ISTH. Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism after stopping treatment in cohort studies: recommendation for acceptable rates and standardized reporting. J Thromb Haemost. 2010; 8(10):2313-5. PMID: 20738761
Studies of spinal cord injury

DeVivo MJ, Biering-Sørensen F, New P, Chen Y. Standardization of data analysis and reporting of results from the International Spinal Cord Injury Core Data Set. Spinal Cord. 2011; 49(5):596-9. PMID: 21135863
NSAID intake in trials/epidemiological studies in axial spondyloarthritis

Dougados M, Simon P, Braun J, Burgos-Vargas R, Maksymowych WP, Sieper J, van der Heijde D. ASAS recommendations for collecting, analysing and reporting NSAID intake in clinical trials/epidemiological studies in axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011; 70(2):249-51. PMID: 20829199
Clinical dosimetry reporting

Lassmann M, Chiesa C, Flux G, Bardiès M; EANM Dosimetry Committee. EANM Dosimetry Committee guidance document: good practice of clinical dosimetry reporting. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2011; 38(1):192-200. PMID: 20799035
Ankle-foot orthoses intervention studies

Ridgewell E, Dobson F, Bach T, Baker R. A systematic review to determine best practice reporting guidelines for AFO interventions in studies involving children with cerebral palsy. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2010; 34(2):129-45. PMID: 20384548
Electrodermal activity at acupuncture points in clinical trials

Colbert AP, Spaulding K, Larsen A, Ahn AC, Cutro JA. Electrodermal activity at acupoints: literature review and recommendations for reporting clinical trials. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2011; 4(1):5-13. PMID: 21440875
Prognostic signature studies - non-small cell lung cancer

Subramanian J, Simon R. Gene expression-based prognostic signatures in lung cancer: ready for clinical use? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010; 102(7):464-74. PMID: 20233996

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