EQUATOR News
28/02/2013 New UK guidance on good research conductResearch Councils UK published new RCUK Policy and guidelines on governance of good research conduct.
11/02/2013 SAMPL guidelines for statistical reportingThe SAMPL guidelines are a useful succinct tool for authors of biomedical research papers, journal editors and peer reviewers.
08/01/2013 SPIRIT 2013 Statement just publishedThe SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) 2013 Statement provides guidance regarding the minimum content that should be included in a clinical trial protocol.
04/01/2013 Update to CONSORT checklist for reporting noninferiority and equivalence trialsThe checklist for the CONSORT extension for reporting noninferiority and equivalence trials has recently been updated to reflect the changes made with the publication of the 2010 version of the CONSORT Statement and the 2008 CONSORT Statement for the reporting […]
10/12/2012 Ottawa statement on the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomized trialsThe Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials aims to provide detailed guidance on the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomised trials in health research
07/12/2012 New guideline for reporting the synthesis of qualitative researchPublished in BMC Medical Research Methodology, the ENTREQ Statement (Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research) aims to help researchers to correctly report each of the phases associated with the synthesis of qualitative health research, namely searching and […]
07/12/2012 Cochrane Canada Live webinarThe Canadian Cochrane Centre are holding a free webinar on Reporting Guidelines for Equity-Focused Systematic Reviews – PRISMA-E 2012.
23/11/2012 Systematic Review evaluating the impact of CONSORT just publishedA systematic review synthesising evidence from studies evaluating the impact of the 1996 and 2001 CONSORT checklists on the completeness of reporting within trial publications was published in the Cochrane Library. The main comparisons of the review demonstrate that trials […]
16/11/2012 NIHR INVOLVE 2012 conferenceThe event brought together 500 people with a common interest in public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research including members of the public, service users, researchers, research commissioners and representatives of voluntary sector organisations. There were many […]
06/11/2012 PRISMA-Equity 2012 just publishedThis PRISMA extension aims to improve the transparency and completeness of the reporting of systematic reviews that have a major focus on health equity