Inadequacies in the reporting of clinical drug research

A history of the evolution of guidelines for reporting medical research: the long road to the EQUATOR Network

“…For instance, the duration of treatment might be given as ''at least two months,'' or, ''from one to several months''. 27 After these early studies there was a steady trickle of similar studies, examining the reporting of clinical trials in journal articles. [28][29][30][31][32][33] Recent years have seen a vast number of such studies.…”

“…For instance, the duration of treatment might be given as “at least two months,” or, “from one to several months”. 27…”

Making research articles fit for purpose: structured reporting of key methods and findings

“…Reporting guidelines emerged in the 1990s in response to the abundant evidence of missing or ambiguous information in published research reports [ 9 , 10 ]. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement, first published in 1996 and most recently updated in 2010 [ 11 ], outlines the minimum information that should be included in reports of the results of randomised trials.…”