CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomized Trials

Letters15 February 2011CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomized TrialsZhao-xiang Bian, MD, PhD and Hong-cai Shang, MD, PhDZhao-xiang Bian, MD, PhDFrom Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.Search for more papers by this author and Hong-cai Shang, MD, PhDFrom Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-4-201102150-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 statement (1) no longer advocates reporting the success rate of blinding in trials. We believe that this decision is unwise and will seriously undermine the quality of trials. The success of blinding relates directly to the quality of a trial and directly affects the outcome of interventions.The importance of blinding is well known, and blinding helps to achieve quality assurance in trials. However, quality assurance does not rely on the setting but on the successful implementation of the trial protocol. The success rate of blinding is not only ...References1. Schulz KF, Altman DG, Moher D; CONSORT Group. CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized trials. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:726-32. [PMID: 20335313] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Altman DG, Schulz KF, Moher D, Egger M, Davidoff F, Elbourne D, et al; CONSORT GROUP (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials). The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med. 2001;134:663-94. [PMID: 11304107] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Moher D, Hopewell S, Schulz KF, Montori V, Gøtzsche PC, Devereaux PJ, et al; Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Group. CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. J Clin Epidemiol. 2010;63:1-37. [PMID: 20346624] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Freedman B. Equipoise and the ethics of clinical research. N Engl J Med. 1987;317:141-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Sackett DL. Turning a blind eye: why we don't test for blindness at the end of our trials [Letter]. BMJ. 2004;328:1136. [PMID: 15130997] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.Disclosures: None disclosed. 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