Methods and results used in the development of a consensus-driven extension to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement for trials conducted using cohorts and routinely collected data (CONSORT-ROUTINE).
Mahrukh ImranLinda KwakkenbosStephen J McCallKimberly A McCordOle FröbertLars G HemkensMerrick ZwarensteinClare ReltonDanielle B RiceSinéad M LanganEric I BenchimolLehana ThabaneMarion K CampbellMargaret SampsonDavid ErlingeHelena M VerkooijenDavid MoherIsabelle BoutronPhilippe RavaudJon NichollRudolf UherMaureen SauvéJohn FletcherDavid TorgersonChristopher GaleEdmund JuszczakBrett D ThombsPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Uptake of CONSORT-ROUTINE and accompanying Explanation & Elaboration document will improve conduct of trials, as well as the transparency and completeness of reporting of trials conducted using cohorts and routinely collected data.