Impact of a web-based tool (WebCONSORT) to improve the reporting of randomised trials: Results of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hopewell, Sally ^a,b   Boutron, Isabelle ^b   Altman, Douglas G ^a   Barbour, Ginny ^c   Moher, David ^d   Montori, Victor ^e   Schriger, David ^f   Cook, Jonathan ^a   Gerry, Stephen ^a   Omar, Omar ^a   Dutton, Peter ^a   Roberts, Corran ^a   Frangou, Eleni ^a   Clifton, Lei ^a   Chiocchia, Virginia ^a   Rombach, Ines ^a   Wartolowska, Karolina ^a   Ravaud, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Randomised controlled trial; Reporting; Transparency

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITOR; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAFF; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84999084669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0736-x     Document Type: Article

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