CONSORT 2010 statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

Randomized trial Clinical trial Controlled trial Reporting guideline Parallel group CONSORT Diligent adherence by authors to the checklist items facilitates clarity, completeness, and transparency of reporting.Explicit descriptions, not ambiguity or omission, best serve the interests of all readers.Note that the CONSORT 2010 Statement does not include recommendations for designing, conducting, and analysing trials.It solely addresses the reporting of what was done and what was found.q The CONSORT statement is used worldwide to improve the reporting of rand- omised 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.