Examples of reporting guidelines for types of research study
| Study type | Acronym | Reporting guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Randomised controlled trials | CONSORT14 | Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials |
| CONSORT Harms19 | CONSORT extension for reporting harms in randomised trials | |
| CONSORT Non-inferiority16 | CONSORT extension for reporting non-inferiority and equivalence randomised trials | |
| CONSORT Cluster17 | CONSORT extension for reporting cluster randomised trials | |
| CONSORT Non-pharmacological20 | CONSORT extension for reporting non-pharmacological randomised trials | |
| CONSORT Pragmatic18 | CONSORT extension for reporting pragmatic randomised trials | |
| CONSORT Abstracts8 | CONSORT extension for abstracts of randomised trials | |
| Neuro-oncology phase I and II trials | GNOSIS28 | Guidelines for Neuro-Oncology: Standards for Investigational Studies reporting of phase I and II clinical trials |
| Non-randomised studies | TREND29 | Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomised Designs of behavioral and public health interventions |
| Infection control intervention studies | ORION30 | Guidelines for transparent reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies of Nosocomial infection |
| Systematic review/meta-analyses of randomised trials | PRISMA23 | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| Systematic reviews of observational studies | MOOSE31 | Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| Diagnostic test accuracy studies | STARD32 | Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy |
| Observational epidemiological studies | STROBE24 | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| Genetic association studies | STREGA33 | STROBE extension for Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Association Studies |
| Prognostic studies of tumour markers | REMARK34 | Reporting recommendations for tumour Marker prognostic studies |
| Quality improvement studies | SQUIRE35 | Guidelines for quality improvement in health care |
| Qualitative research studies | COREQ36 | Consolidated standards for Reporting Qualitative research |
For a more comprehensive list of reporting guidelines, see http://www.equator-network.org.